Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 Trace memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Trace. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Spin Tracer in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified output files, involving an "insecure file operation."

The bug was discovered 12/17/2007. The weakness was released 12/19/2007 by Kevin Finisterre (Sean) (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5860 since 11/06/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29723 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-009)), 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 even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39112) and Tenable (29723). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 2085, 3475, 3517 and 35351.

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 29723
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-009)
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OpenVAS ID: 102023
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre (Sean)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5860 (🔍)
X-Force: 39112
SecurityTracker: 1019106
Vulnerability Center: 17188 - Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 Spin Tracer Local Code Execution Related to \, High
SecurityFocus: 26910 - Apple Mac OS X v10.5.1 2007-009 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28136
OSVDB: 40734 - CVE-2007-5860 - Apple - Mac OS X - Unspecified Issue
Vupen: ADV-2007-4238

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/02/2019 09:10
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (71), 08/02/2019 09:10 (13)
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