Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.5 Mail memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Mail. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-0396. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.5 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Mail. 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:

Buffer overflow in Mail in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.5, when patched with Security Update 2006-001, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Real Name value in an e-mail attachment sent in AppleDouble format, which triggers the overflow when the user double-clicks on an attachment.

The bug was discovered 03/13/2006. The weakness was published 03/10/2006 by Kevin Finisterre (DiGiT) with Apple (Website). The advisory is shared for download at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-0396 since 01/24/2006. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl and been published 5 days after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at digitalmunition.com. It is declared as functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21073 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-002)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115340 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2006-03-13)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25209), Exploit-DB (1583), Tenable (21073), SecurityFocus (BID 17081†) and OSVDB (23872†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2081, VDB-2079, VDB-29190 and VDB-29189. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 21073
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-002)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: apple.com

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre (DiGiT)
Organization: Apple
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CVE: CVE-2006-0396 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0396
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2080
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X-Force: 25209 - Apple Mac OS X mail attachment buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 17081 - Apple Mac OS X Mail Message Attachment Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 19129 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 23872 - Apple Mac OS X Mail.app Attachment AppleDouble Header Processing Buffer Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1015762
Vulnerability Center: 10642 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4-10.4.5 Buffer Overflow in Mail.app, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0949

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2006 16:14
Updated: 01/20/2025 02:36
Changes: 03/20/2006 16:14 (106), 06/15/2019 12:25 (2), 01/20/2025 02:36 (17)
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