Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4 numeric error

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Off-by-one error in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted rdrf atom in a movie file that triggers a buffer overflow.

The weakness was released 02/02/2012 as HT5261 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-3459 since 09/13/2011. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57797 (Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120221 (Apple QuickTime Prior to 7.7.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-05-15-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.6.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12408.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (72899), Tenable (57797) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34830†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5399, VDB-5404, VDB-5408 and VDB-5409.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 57797
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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OpenVAS ID: 802795
OpenVAS Name: Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities - (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.5
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09/13/2011 🔍
02/02/2012 +142 days 🔍
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04/09/2012 +67 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1078 days 🔍
11/29/2021 +2443 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5261
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3459 (🔍)
X-Force: 72899
SecurityFocus: 46843
Vulnerability Center: 34830 - QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X Before 10.7.3 Remote Off-by-One Error Allows Arbitrary Code Execution, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 11/29/2021 11:27 AM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (62), 04/11/2017 10:35 AM (8), 11/29/2021 11:27 AM (4)
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