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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X (Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Software Update. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:
Format string vulnerability in Apple Software Update 2.0.5 on Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in (1) SWUTMP or (2) SUCATALOG filenames, or using the (3) application/x-apple.sucatalog+xml MIME type.
The bug was discovered 01/24/2007. The weakness was shared 01/24/2007 by Kevin Finisterre (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-0463 since 01/23/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24811 (Mac OS X < 10.4.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-003)), 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 c.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31763) and Tenable (24811). The entries 2824, 2832, 2833 and 2834 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 24811
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.4.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-003)
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0463 (🔍)
X-Force: 31763
SecurityTracker: 1017755
Vulnerability Center: 14210 - Apple Software Update 2.0.5 on Mac OS X 10.4.8 Remote DoS or Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 22222 - Apple Software Update Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 24479 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 32703 - Apple Mac OS X Software Update .swutmp Filename Format String
Vupen: ADV-2007-0337
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/13/2015 10:40Updated: 07/14/2019 12:17
Changes: 03/13/2015 10:40 (67), 07/14/2019 12:17 (17)
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