Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4398. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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:

Multiple buffer overflows in the Apple Type Services (ATS) server in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.8 allow local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted service requests.

The bug was discovered 11/28/2006. The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2006 by Mu Security with Open Network Security (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4398 since 08/28/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23740 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-007)), 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 115471 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-007 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2006-11-28)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30589), Tenable (23740), SecurityFocus (BID 21335†), OSVDB (30738†) and Secunia (SA23155†). The entries VDB-27241, VDB-31257, VDB-32357 and VDB-32356 are pretty similar. 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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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 23740
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-007)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Mu Security
Organization: Open Network Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4398 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4398
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33497
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X-Force: 30589
SecurityFocus: 21335 - Apple Mac OS X 2006-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23155 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 30738 - Apple Mac OS X Apple Type Services (ATS) Crafted Service Request Multiple Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1017301
Vulnerability Center: 13194 - Mac OS X Apple Type Service Buffer Overflow via Service Requests, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-4750

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

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 07/22/2024 10:15
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (84), 07/11/2019 11:18 (3), 07/22/2024 10:15 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:9E9:103

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