CVE-2005-0975

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-05-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Integer signedness error in the parse_machfile function in the mach-o loader (mach_loader.c) for the Darwin Kernel as used in Mac OS X 10.3.7, and other versions before 10.3.9, allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted mach-o header.

Affected products

macOS: 10.3, 10.3.1, 10.3.2, 10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5 (+1)
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.3, 10.3.1, 10.3.2, 10.3.3, 10.3.4, 10.3.5 (+2)
Opendarwin Darwin Kernel: 7.1

References

http://felinemenace.org/advisories/macosx.txt
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Apr/msg00000.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110616533903671&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/13902
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012941
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013735
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-185.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12314
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0041
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18979
http://felinemenace.org/advisories/macosx.txt
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Apr/msg00000.html

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