Apple Mac OS X prior 3.1.0b numeric error

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in ColorSync in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.8, and Safari before 4.0.4 on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ColorSync profile embedded in an image, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

The weakness was released 09/10/2009 with Apple (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2804. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42478 (Safari < 4.0.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116609 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2009-005 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2009-09-10-2)).

Upgrading to version 3.1.0b eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53166) and Tenable (42478). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 47872, 47871, 47520 and 50018.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 42478
Nessus Name: Safari < 4.0.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102028
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 3.1.0b

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: Apple
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2804 (🔍)
X-Force: 53166
Vulnerability Center: 23478 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.8 ColorSync Profiles Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36357 - Apple Mac OS X ColorSync Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 57949 - Apple Mac OS X ColorSync Image Embedded Profile Handling Overflow

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/22/2021 14:39
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (63), 02/14/2017 16:32 (10), 08/22/2021 14:35 (4), 08/22/2021 14:39 (1)
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