Apple Mac OS X up to 10.2.4 memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.2.4 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the DirectoryService Proxy in DirectoryService in Apple Mac OS X through 10.6.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 09/20/2012 by Jesse Ruderman with Zero Day Initiative as HT5501 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0650 since 01/12/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 12/14/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62213 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2012-004) (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 120531 (Apple Mountain Lion v10.8.2, OS X Lion v10.7.5 and Security Update 2012-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-2)).

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 (78749), Tenable (62213), SecurityFocus (BID 55623†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37256†). See VDB-4629, VDB-4792, VDB-6339 and VDB-60721 for similar entries.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 62213
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2012-004) (BEAST)
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5501
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0650 (🔍)
X-Force: 78749
SecurityFocus: 55623 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2012-004 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 37256 - Apple Mac OS X 10.6.8 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or Denial of Service Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22 PM
Updated: 12/14/2021 08:49 AM
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 PM (63), 04/21/2017 11:36 AM (6), 12/14/2021 08:49 AM (3)
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