Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.9 Helper memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.9. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Helper. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-0721. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.9 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component Helper. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in diskimages-helper in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4 through 10.4.8 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compressed disk image that triggers memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 03/13/2007. The weakness was published 03/14/2007 by Alex with Security-Protocols (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-0721 since 02/05/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24811 (Mac OS X < 10.4.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-003)), 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 c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115527 (Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-03-13)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32969), Tenable (24811), SecurityFocus (BID 22948†), OSVDB (34846†) and Secunia (SA24479†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2060, VDB-2621, VDB-2709 and VDB-2824. 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 24811
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.4.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-003)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Alex
Organization: Security-Protocols
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0721 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0721
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35595
X-Force: 32969
SecurityFocus: 22948 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Applications Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24479 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 34846 - Apple Mac OS X diskimages-helper Compressed Disk Image Handling Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1017751
Vulnerability Center: 14637 - Apple Mac OS X diskimages-helper Memory Corruption via Crafted Compressed Disk Image, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-0930

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/16/2019 17:57
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (83), 07/16/2019 17:57 (3)
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