Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.2 cd9660.util -p memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.2 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component cd9660.util. The manipulation of the argument -p 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:

Buffer overflow in cd9660.util in Apple Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.3.2 and Apple Mac OS X Server 10.0 through 10.3.2 may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long command line parameter.

The bug was discovered 12/15/2003. The weakness was presented 12/15/2003 by Max with SNOSoft as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-1006 since 12/17/2003. The attack needs to approached within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12516 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2003-12-19)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13995) and Tenable (12516). See 75, 300, 418 and 20159 for similar entries.

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

Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 12516
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2003-12-19)
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Patch: apple.com

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Max
Organization: SNOSoft
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-1006 (🔍)
X-Force: 13995 - Apple Mac OS X cd9660.util utility buffer overflow, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 28892 - cd9660.util in Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
SecurityFocus: 9228 - MacOSX CD9660.Util Probe For Mounting Argument Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 10440 - Mac OS X cd9660.util Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 3043 - Apple Mac OS X cd9660.util Buffer Overflow

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 12/16/2003 13:09
Updated: 03/09/2021 09:42
Changes: 12/16/2003 13:09 (63), 12/13/2016 20:22 (28), 03/09/2021 09:42 (2)
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