Apple Mac OS X 10.4 extension memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument extension causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-4866. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument extension 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 kextload in Apple OS X, as used by TDIXSupport in Roxio Toast Titanium and possibly other products, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long extension argument.

The weakness was disclosed 09/19/2006 by Adriel T. Desautels (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.grok.org.uk. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4866 since 09/19/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (28578) and SecurityFocus (BID 20034†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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09/14/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3096 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.grok.org.uk
Researcher: Adriel T. Desautels
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-4866 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4866
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32347
SecurityFocus: 20034 - Apple Mac OS X KExtLoad Buffer Overflow Weakness

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

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Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 05/29/2025 18:32
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (47), 09/22/2017 11:13 (5), 05/29/2025 18:32 (27)
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