Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 Rich Text Format memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Rich Text Format. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2005-2501. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 (Operating System). It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Rich Text Format. 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:

Buffer overflow in AppKit for Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Rich Text Format (RTF) file.

The bug was discovered 08/15/2005. The weakness was released 08/19/2005 with Apple (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2501 since 08/10/2005. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/19/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19463 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)), 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 115270 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2005-08-17)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21861), Tenable (19463), SecurityFocus (BID 14567†), OSVDB (18774†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014695†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1128, VDB-1078, VDB-22503 and VDB-22509. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 19463
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2501 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2501
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26061
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X-Force: 21861
SecurityFocus: 14567 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 18774 - CVE-2005-2501 - Apple - Mac OS X - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014695
Vulnerability Center: 9878 - Appkit for Mac Os X Buffer Overflow via a Crafted RTF File, Medium

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/19/2024 10:13
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (70), 06/12/2019 10:52 (8), 07/19/2024 10:13 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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