Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-5848. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code block. 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:

Buffer overflow in CUPS in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows local admin users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URI to the CUPS service.

The bug was discovered 12/17/2007. The weakness was published 12/19/2007 by Kevin Finisterre (Sean) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5848 since 11/06/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. 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 29914 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : cups (cups-4806)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165711 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update CUPS (SUSE-SA:2008:002)).

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 (39096), Tenable (29914), SecurityFocus (BID 26910†), OSVDB (40725†) and Secunia (SA28136†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2085, VDB-3475, VDB-3517 and VDB-35351. 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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Physical: Partially
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 29914
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : cups (cups-4806)
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OpenVAS ID: 850039
OpenVAS Name: SurgeMail SurgeWeb Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre (Sean)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-5848 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5848
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40115
X-Force: 39096
SecurityFocus: 26910 - Apple Mac OS X v10.5.1 2007-009 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28136
OSVDB: 40725 - CVE-2007-5848 - Apple - Mac OS X - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17177 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 CUPS Buffer Overflow Allows Local Administrators to Execute Arbitrary Code, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-4238

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/02/2019 06:56
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (73), 08/02/2019 06:56 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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