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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Networking. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Integer signedness error in the Networking component in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AppleTalk message with a negative value, which satisfies a signed comparison during mbuf allocation but is later interpreted as an unsigned value, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
The bug was discovered 11/14/2007. The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2007 by Ilja van Sprundel (Sean) with RISE Security (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4268 since 08/09/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28212 (Mac OS X < 10.4.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-008)), 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 even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38476) and Tenable (28212). The entries 1498, 3185, 3342 and 3343 are pretty similar.
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Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 28212
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.4.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-008)
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Ilja van Sprundel (Sean)
Organization: RISE Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4268 (🔍)
X-Force: 38476
SecurityTracker: 1018950
Vulnerability Center: 16839 - Apple Mac OS X Networking Component Arithmetic Error Allows Local Users to Execute Arbitrary Code, Medium
SecurityFocus: 26444 - Apple Mac OS X v10.4.11 2007-008 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27643
OSVDB: 40683 - CVE-2007-4268 - Apple - Mac OS X - Code Execution Issue
Vupen: ADV-2007-3868
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 13:43Updated: 07/30/2019 22:39
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (81), 07/30/2019 22:39 (5)
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