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Mac OS X Directory Service Connection Saturation Remote DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11603

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Synopsis

The remote host has an application that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

It was possible to disable the remote service (probably MacOS X's directory service) by making multiple connections to this port.

Solution

Upgrade to MacOS X 10.2.5 or newer.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/kb/TA22265?locale=en_US

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11603

File Name: macos_x_directory_svc_dos.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: remote

Published: 5/8/2003

Updated: 11/15/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Reference Information

BID: 7323