Apple Mac OS X memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-0024. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X (Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. 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:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player 8.0.22.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SWF file.

The bug was discovered 03/14/2006. The weakness was disclosed 12/18/2007 with Apple (Website). The advisory is shared at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0024 since 11/30/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21459 (FreeBSD : linux-flashplugin -- arbitrary code execution vulnerability (83421018-b3ef-11da-a32d-000c6ec775d9)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90311 (Macromedia Flash Player from Adobe Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS06-020)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at docs.info.apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. 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 3924.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25005), Tenable (21459), SecurityFocus (BID 17106†), OSVDB (23908†) and Secunia (SA28136†). The entries VDB-1875, VDB-2085, VDB-3475 and VDB-40128 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21459
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : linux-flashplugin -- arbitrary code execution vulnerability (83421018-b3ef-11da-a32d-000c6ec775d9)
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OpenVAS ID: 56390
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: linux-flashplugin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: docs.info.apple.com
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11/30/2005 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0024 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0024
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3517

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X-Force: 25005
SecurityFocus: 17106 - Macromedia Flash Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28136 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 23908 - Macromedia Flash Player swf Processing Multiple Unspecified Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1015770
Vulnerability Center: 10680 - [MS06-020] Adobe Flash Player <=8.0.22.0 Remote Code Execution via Crafted SWF File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0952

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

Created: 12/18/2007 17:25
Updated: 01/04/2025 21:48
Changes: 12/18/2007 17:25 (91), 06/15/2019 16:55 (7), 01/04/2025 21:48 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:E15:103

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