Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8/10.3.4/10.3.5 CoreFoundation Environment Variable memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8/10.3.4/10.3.5 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component CoreFoundation. The manipulation as part of a Environment Variable 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in The Core Foundation framework (CoreFoundation.framework) in Mac OS X 10.2.8, 10.3.4, and 10.3.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a certain environment variable.

The bug was discovered 09/07/2004. The weakness was shared 09/07/2004 by Aaron with vtty.com as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0822 since 08/27/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14676 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2004-09-07)), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17295) and Tenable (14676). The entries 21962, 22492, 22636 and 22637 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 14676
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2004-09-07)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Aaron
Organization: vtty.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0822 (🔍)
X-Force: 17295
Vulnerability Center: 15124 - Apple Mac OS X Core Foundation Framework Buffer Overflow via Environment Variable, Medium
SecurityFocus: 11136 - Apple CoreFoundation Unspecified Environment Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 12491
OSVDB: 9758 - Apple - CoreFoundation Unspecified Environment Variable - Buffer Overflow Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 12/19/2014 09:51
Updated: 07/19/2019 10:10
Changes: 12/19/2014 09:51 (73), 07/19/2019 10:10 (5)
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