Apple Mac OS X 2.0.7 Help Viewer help:/ memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 2.0.7. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file help:/ of the component Help Viewer. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1337. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 2.0.7 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file help:/ of the component Help Viewer. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Apple Help Viewer 2.0.7 and 3.0.0 in Mac OS X 10.3.9 allows remote attackers to read and execute arbitrary scrpts with less restrictive privileges via a help:// URI.

The bug was discovered 05/04/2005. The weakness was released 05/04/2005 by David Remahl (Website). The advisory is shared at remahl.se. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1337 since 04/27/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115060 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-005 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2005-05-03)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3615.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20392), Tenable (18189), SecurityFocus (BID 13496†), OSVDB (16078†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8032†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1453, VDB-1443, VDB-1452 and VDB-1448. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

Version

2.0.7

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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Nessus ID: 18189
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-005)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/27/2005 🔍
05/03/2005 +6 days 🔍
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05/04/2005 +1 days 🔍
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05/22/2005 +18 days 🔍
06/09/2005 +18 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3562 days 🔍
06/01/2019 +1543 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: remahl.se
Researcher: David Remahl
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1337 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1337
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25081
X-Force: 20392
SecurityFocus: 13496 - Apple Mac OS X Help Viewer URI Handler JavaScript Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 16078 - CVE-2005-1337 - Apple - Mac OS X - Script Execution Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8032 - Local Arbitrary Code Execution in Apple Help Viewer in Mac OS X 10.3.9, Medium

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

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/01/2019 17:07
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (69), 06/01/2019 17:07 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:FFF:103

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