Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9 gm4 format string

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component gm4. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Format string vulnerability in gm4 (aka m4) on Mac OS X may allow local users to gain privileges if gm4 is called by setuid programs.

The weakness was disclosed 11/17/2003 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1411 since 10/23/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 05/04/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries 20191, 20934, 20935 and 20936 are pretty similar.

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Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Local: Yes
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10/23/2003 🔍
11/17/2003 +25 days 🔍
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08/15/2014 +3924 days 🔍
05/04/2019 +1723 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-1411 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 16:30
Updated: 05/04/2019 12:31
Changes: 08/15/2014 16:30 (48), 05/04/2019 12:31 (2)
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