Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-3505. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that causes WebKit to access an object that has already been deallocated.

The bug was discovered 08/01/2006. The weakness was released 07/14/2006 by Jesse Ruderman (iDefense) with Mozilla Corporation (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3505 since 07/10/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22125 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-004)), 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 115383 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2006-08-01)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28149), Tenable (22125), SecurityFocus (BID 19289†), OSVDB (27744†) and Secunia (SA21253†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-25512, VDB-26669, VDB-25873 and VDB-31630. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 22125
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-004)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman (iDefense)
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3505 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3505
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31631
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X-Force: 28149
SecurityFocus: 19289 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21253 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 27744 - Apple Mac OS X WebKit Malformed HTML Deallocated Object Access DoS
Vulnerability Center: 12491 - Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.7 WebKit Remote Denial of Service and Code Execution via Crafted HTML, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-3101

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

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 06/22/2025 05:55
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (79), 06/24/2019 09:51 (7), 11/24/2024 20:55 (19), 06/22/2025 05:55 (2)
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