Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.8 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.8 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-2399. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.8 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. 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, 10.4.9 and later, and iPhone before 1.0.1 performs an "invalid type conversion", which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified frame sets that trigger memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 06/22/2007. The weakness was shared 06/21/2007 by Rhys Kidd as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-2399 since 04/30/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 25566 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-006)), 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 115578 (APPLE-SA-2007-06-22 Security Update 2007-006).

Upgrading to version 10.4.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35019), Tenable (25566), SecurityFocus (BID 24597†), OSVDB (36130†) and Secunia (SA25786†). The entries VDB-37441 and VDB-85677 are related to this item. 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: 25566
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-006)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.4.9

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Rhys Kidd
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2399 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2399
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37439
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X-Force: 35019
SecurityFocus: 24597 - Apple WebKit Invalid Type Conversion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 25786
OSVDB: 36130 - Apple Mac OS X WebKit Invalid Type Conversion Remote Memory Corruption Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1018281
Vulnerability Center: 15485 - Apple Mac OS X Vulnerability Allows Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2296

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

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 11/26/2024 01:17
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (84), 07/21/2019 09:25 (1), 11/26/2024 01:17 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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