Apple Core Audio Technologies 10.3.9 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Core Audio Technologies 10.3.9. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-3745. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Core Audio Technologies 10.3.9. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. 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:

The Java interface to CoreAudio on Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.10 contains an unsafe interface that is exposed by JDirect, which allows remote attackers to free arbitrary memory and thereby execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 07/31/2007. The weakness was presented 08/03/2007 by DiGiT with Secunia Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-3745 since 07/12/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 (35725), Tenable (25830), SecurityFocus (BID 25159†), OSVDB (36966†) and Secunia (SA26235†). See VDB-23424, VDB-23658, VDB-25650 and VDB-25166 for similar entries. 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: 25830
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-007)
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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-2007-3745 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3745
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38143
X-Force: 35725
SecurityFocus: 25159 - Apple Mac OS X 2007-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26235
OSVDB: 36966 - CVE-2007-3745 - Apple Mac OS X - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018492
Vulnerability Center: 15793 - Apple Mac OS X Java Interface to CoreAudio Allows Remote Code Execution due to Exposure to JDirect, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2732

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Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/23/2019 09:34
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (77), 07/23/2019 09:34 (5)
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