Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-3723. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5 does not properly handle the bNbrPorts field of a USB hub descriptor, which allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by attaching a USB device.

The weakness was disclosed 09/20/2012 by Jesse Ruderman with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3723 since 06/19/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62214 (Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.5 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 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)).

Upgrading to version 10.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78750), Tenable (62214), SecurityFocus (BID 55623†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37262†). The entries VDB-4792, VDB-5416, VDB-5418 and VDB-5419 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

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License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 62214
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.4

Timelineinfo

06/19/2012 🔍
09/19/2012 +92 days 🔍
09/19/2012 +0 days 🔍
09/20/2012 +1 days 🔍
09/20/2012 +0 days 🔍
11/15/2012 +56 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +859 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3723 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3723
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62397
X-Force: 78750
SecurityFocus: 55623 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2012-004 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 37262 - Apple Mac OS X Before 10.7.5 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22 PM
Updated: 01/09/2025 09:15 PM
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 PM (60), 04/21/2017 11:38 AM (7), 12/14/2021 09:08 AM (3), 01/09/2025 09:15 PM (18)
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