Apple Mac OS X Finder memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X. This affects an unknown function of the component Finder. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-0342. The attack requires a local approach. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X (Operating System) (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Finder. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

the finder in mac os x and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges by creating a hard link from the .ds_store file to an arbitrary file.

The bug was discovered 02/08/2005. The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2005 by Vade 79 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0342 since 02/10/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18189 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-005)), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19253), Exploit-DB (793), Tenable (18189), SecurityFocus (BID 12458†) and OSVDB (13617†). The entries VDB-1453, VDB-1443, VDB-1452 and VDB-1448 are pretty similar. 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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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 18189
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-005)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Vade 79
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0342 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0342
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24417
X-Force: 19253
SecurityFocus: 12458 - Apple Mac OS X Finder DS_Store Insecure File Creation Vulnerability
Secunia: 14188
OSVDB: 13617 - Apple Mac OS X Finder .DS_Store Hard Link Arbitrary File Manipulation
Vulnerability Center: 8031 - Arbitrary Files Overwriting in The Finder in Mac Os X <= 10.3.7 via .DS_Store File, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 02/14/2025 06:57
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (78), 06/11/2019 06:57 (4), 02/14/2025 06:57 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:818:103

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