Apple Mac OS X 10.3.6 psnormalizer memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.6. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component psnormalizer. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-1086. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.6 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component psnormalizer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

buffer overflow in psnormalizer for apple mac os x 10.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted postscript input file.

The bug was discovered 12/02/2004. The weakness was published 12/02/2004 by netsec with Apache (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1086 since 11/30/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15898 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2004-12-02)), 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 115043 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2004-12-02 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2004-12-02)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18354), Tenable (15898), SecurityFocus (BID 11802†), OSVDB (12201†) and Secunia (SA13362†). Similar entries are available at VDB-919, VDB-21542, VDB-22502 and VDB-22503. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 15898
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2004-12-02)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: netsec
Organization: Apache
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1086 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1086
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22505
X-Force: 18354
SecurityFocus: 11802 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Remote And Local Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13362 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 12201 - CVE-2004-1086 - Apple - Mac OS X - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9941 - PSNormalizer for MacOS X 10.3.6 Buffer Overflow via PostScript Input File, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 02/27/2015 15:24
Updated: 06/12/2019 14:35
Changes: 02/27/2015 15:24 (73), 06/12/2019 14:35 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:6FA:103

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