Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.9 searchfs memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.9 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function searchfs. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in the searchfs system call in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted parameters.

The bug was discovered 01/20/2005. The weakness was released 04/12/2005 with Apple (Website). The advisory is shared for download at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0972 since 04/05/2005. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 82 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18062 (Mac OS X 10.3.x < 10.3.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20126) and Tenable (18062). apple.com is providing further details.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 18062
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.3.x < 10.3.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Patch: apple.com

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01/18/2005 🔍
01/20/2005 +2 days 🔍
04/05/2005 +75 days 🔍
04/12/2005 +7 days 🔍
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05/12/2005 +7 days 🔍
07/02/2019 +5164 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.apple.com
Organization: Apple
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0972 (🔍)
X-Force: 20126
Vulnerability Center: 7832 - Buffer Overflow in Mac OS X < 1.3.9 via 'searchfs\x27 System Call Function, Medium
SecurityFocus: 12295 - Apple Mac OS X Kernel SearchFS Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 14974 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 13102 - CVE-2005-0972 - Apple - Mac OS X - Integer Overflow Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 04/21/2005 11:10
Updated: 07/02/2019 14:10
Changes: 04/21/2005 11:10 (82), 07/02/2019 14:10 (9)
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