Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 CoreFoundation memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9. The affected element is an unknown function of the component CoreFoundation. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-2505. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component CoreFoundation. 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:

Buffer overflow in CoreFoundation in Mac OS X 10.3.9 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via command line arguments to an application that uses CoreFoundation.

The bug was discovered 08/16/2005. The weakness was published 08/19/2005 with Apple (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2505 since 08/10/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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 (21868), Tenable (19463), SecurityFocus (BID 14567†), OSVDB (18780†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014697†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1128, VDB-1078, VDB-22503 and VDB-22509. 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: 19463
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/11/2015 +3258 days 🔍
06/16/2019 +1558 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2505 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2505
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26065
X-Force: 21868
SecurityFocus: 14567 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 18780 - CVE-2005-2505 - Apple - Mac OS X - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014697
Vulnerability Center: 10944 - Mac OS X 10.3.9 CoreFoundation Buffer Overflow, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/16/2019 10:53
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (70), 06/16/2019 10:53 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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