CVE-2010-0105

Published Apr 27, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The hfs implementation in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5 supports hard links to directories and does not prevent certain deeply nested directory structures, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (filesystem corruption) via a crafted application that calls the mkdir and link functions, related to the fsck_hfs program in the diskdev_cmds component.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0137 The hfs implementation in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5 supports hard links to directories and does not prevent certain deeply nested directory structures, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (filesystem corruption) via a crafted application that calls the mkdir and link functions, related to the fsck_hfs program in the diskdev_cmds component.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
certcc
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:37 AM
Reserved
Dec 30, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 27, 2010, 3:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:15 PM