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7.3 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PixarFilm encoded TIFF image, related to "multiple memory corruption issues."
The weakness was shared 09/10/2009 with Apple as HT3865 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2809. 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. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/22/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40945 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2009-005)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53170) and Tenable (40945). The entries 50023, 50021, 50020 and 50018 are related to this item.
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Class: Code injectionCWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 40945
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2009-005)
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OpenVAS ID: 102028
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Timeline
08/17/2009 🔍09/10/2009 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT3865
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2809 (🔍)
X-Force: 53170
Vulnerability Center: 23481 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.8 ImageIO TIFF Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36359 - Apple Mac OS X ImageIO Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 57952 - Apple Mac OS X ImageIO PixarFilm Encoded TIFF Image Handling Memory Corruption
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 08/22/2021 14:52
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (63), 02/14/2017 16:33 (9), 08/22/2021 14:50 (4), 08/22/2021 14:52 (1)
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