Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-3705. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in WebKit in Mac OS X and OS X Server 10.3.9 and 10.4.3, as used in applications such as Safari, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 11/29/2005. The weakness was presented 11/29/2005 by Neil Archibald (Website). The advisory is shared for download at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-3705 since 11/16/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20249 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-009)), 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 115305 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-009 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2005-11-29)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3892.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23342), Tenable (20249), SecurityFocus (BID 15647†), OSVDB (21276†) and Secunia (SA17813†). See VDB-1786, VDB-1813, VDB-1846 and VDB-1844 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 20249
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-009)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Neil Archibald
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-3705 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3705
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27208
X-Force: 23342
SecurityFocus: 15647 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-009 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17813 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 21276 - Apple Mac OS X WebKit Crafted Content Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1015294
Vulnerability Center: 10353 - Mac OS X and OS X Server Buffer Overflow in WebKit Allows Execution of Arbitrary Code, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2659

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/14/2019 10:19
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (74), 06/14/2019 10:19 (10)
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