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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument num_sels
with an unknown input 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Integer overflow in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large num_sels argument to the i386_set_ldt system call.
The bug was discovered 11/14/2007. The weakness was published 11/14/2007 by Ilja van Sprundel (Sean) with RISE Security (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-4684 since 09/05/2007. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115661 (Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-11-14)).
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 (38468) and Tenable (28212). Similar entries are available at 1498, 3185, 3342 and 3343.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
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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-2007-4684 (🔍)
X-Force: 38468
SecurityTracker: 1018950
Vulnerability Center: 16847 - Apple Mac OS X Kernel Integer Overflow Allows Local Users to Execute Arbitrary Code, High
SecurityFocus: 26444 - Apple Mac OS X v10.4.11 2007-008 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27643 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 40676 - CVE-2007-4684 - Apple - Mac OS X - Integer Overflow 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: 07/31/2019 06:57
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (85), 07/31/2019 06:57 (5)
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