Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3 CoreFoundation Environment Variable memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component CoreFoundation. The manipulation as part of a Environment Variable leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
Unknown vulnerability in CoreFoundation in Mac OS X 10.3.3 and Mac OS X 10.3.3 Server, related to "the handling of an environment variable," has unknown attack vectors and unknown impact.
The weakness was presented 05/03/2004 by Aaron with vtty.com (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.virus.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0428 since 04/30/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/29/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12518 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2004-05-03)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16051) and Tenable (12518). See 21915 and 22617 for similar entries.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 12518
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2004-05-03)
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: lists.virus.org
Researcher: Aaron
Organization: vtty.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2004-0428 (🔍)
X-Force: 16051
SecurityTracker: 1010045 - Apple CoreFoundation Environment Variable Flaw Has Unspecified Impact
Vulnerability Center: 27906 - CoreFoundation in Mac OS X 10.3.3 and Mac OS X 10.3.3 Server Remote Unspecified Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 10270 - Apple Mac OS X CoreFoundation Unspecified Large Input Vulnerability
Secunia: 11539 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 10/16/2014 13:29Updated: 06/29/2021 16:39
Changes: 10/16/2014 13:29 (58), 03/08/2017 21:19 (17), 06/29/2021 16:39 (3)
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