Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.0 QuickDraw Manager numeric error

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.0 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component QuickDraw Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer underflow in QuickDraw Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.7, and Apple QuickTime before 7.6.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PICT image with a crafted 0x77 Poly tag and a crafted length field, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 05/12/2009. The weakness was shared 05/13/2009 by Sebastian Apelt (TippingPoint) with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0010 since 12/15/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38988 (QuickTime < 7.6.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116443 (Apple QuickTime 7.6.2 Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 10.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6663.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50492) and Tenable (38988). The entries 3441, 3978, 23858 and 30376 are related to this item.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 38988
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.6.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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OpenVAS ID: 102035
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.5.1
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt (TippingPoint)
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0010 (🔍)
X-Force: 50492
SecurityTracker: 1022209
Vulnerability Center: 22069 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5-10.5.6 QuickDraw Manager Remote Integer Underflow Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 34938 - Apple Mac OS X PICT Image Handling Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 35074
OSVDB: 54452 - Apple - Mac OS X - PICT Image Handling Integer Overflow Issue
Vupen: ADV-2009-1297

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/04/2019 10:08
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (91), 09/04/2019 10:08 (3)
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