CVE-2005-2506 — Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-407 — Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 35.98%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server
Timeline
PublishedAug 19
Latest updateMay 1

Description

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in CoreFoundation in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted Gregorian dates.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.3.9, 10.4.2+1
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x_server10.3.9, 10.4.2+1

Patches

Patch: lists.apple.com ↗Patch: lists.apple.com ↗Patch: lists.apple.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-mvvp-fg96-mwhq: Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in CoreFoundation in Mac OS X 10↗2022-05-01
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📐Framework References

1
CWE
Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity↗
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