Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 Networking numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component Networking. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-4269. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Networking. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in the Networking component in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AppleTalk Session Protocol (ASP) message on an AppleTalk socket, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2007. The weakness was presented 11/14/2007 by Ilja van Sprundel (Sean) with RISE Security (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-4269 since 08/09/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28212 (Mac OS X < 10.4.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-008)), 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 115661 (Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-11-14)).

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 (38473), Tenable (28212), SecurityFocus (BID 26444†), OSVDB (40681†) and Secunia (SA27643†). See VDB-1498, VDB-3185, VDB-3342 and VDB-3343 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 28212
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.4.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-008)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Ilja van Sprundel (Sean)
Organization: RISE Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4269 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4269
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39698
X-Force: 38473
SecurityFocus: 26444 - Apple Mac OS X v10.4.11 2007-008 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27643
OSVDB: 40681 - CVE-2007-4269 - Apple - Mac OS X - Integer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018950
Vulnerability Center: 16840 - Apple Mac OS X Networking Component Allows Code Execution via AppleTalk ASP Messages, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3868

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/07/2025 16:46
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (81), 07/30/2019 22:44 (5), 06/07/2025 16:46 (18)
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