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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. 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:
Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with RLE encoding, which triggers memory corruption when the length of decompressed data exceeds that of the allocated heap chunk.
The weakness was disclosed 03/30/2010 with TippingPoint as HT4077 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-0516. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45372 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 10.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8437.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (45372). The entries 50877, 52475, 52474 and 52473 are pretty similar.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 45372
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102039
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.0
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Timeline
02/03/2010 🔍03/29/2010 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT4077
Organization: TippingPoint
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0516 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 25295 - QuickTime in Apple MacOS X Remote Arbitrary Code Execution via a Movie File with RLE Encoding, Medium
SecurityFocus: 39165 - Apple QuickTime RLE Encoded '.mov' File Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 12:22Updated: 09/06/2021 10:16
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (62), 02/22/2017 13:34 (9), 09/06/2021 10:10 (4), 09/06/2021 10:16 (1)
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