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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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:37:53.899Z

Reserved: 2009-12-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-0105

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-04-27T15:30:01.217

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-0105

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