Apple PDFKit 10.4.10 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple PDFKit 10.4.10. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PDFKit. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-2405. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple PDFKit 10.4.10 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PDFKit. 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:

Integer underflow in Preview in PDFKit on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.

The bug was discovered 07/31/2007. The weakness was disclosed 08/03/2007 by DiGiT with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-2405 since 04/30/2007. 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 25830 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-007)), 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 115607 (APPLE-SA-2007-07-31 Security Update 2007-007).

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 (35734), Tenable (25830), SecurityFocus (BID 25159†), OSVDB (36973†) and Secunia (SA26235†). The entries VDB-23424, VDB-23658, VDB-25650 and VDB-25166 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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Nessus ID: 25830
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-007)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: DiGiT
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2405 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2405
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38137
X-Force: 35734
SecurityFocus: 25159 - Apple Mac OS X 2007-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26235
OSVDB: 36973 - CVE-2007-2405 - Apple - Mac OS X - Integer Underflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 15790 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.10 Preview in PDFKit Allow Remote Code Execution via Crafted PDF File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2732

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 06/08/2025 20:41
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (72), 07/23/2019 09:26 (5), 06/08/2025 20:41 (20)
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