Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 Partition memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11. This affects an unknown part of the component Partition. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2007-5853. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Partition. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in IO Storage Family in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (system shutdown) or execute arbitrary code via a disk image with crafted GUID partition maps, which triggers memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 12/17/2007. The weakness was shared 12/19/2007 by Kevin Finisterre (Sean) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5853 since 11/06/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 29723 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-009)), 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 115676 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2007-009 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-12-17)).

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 (39100), Tenable (29723), SecurityFocus (BID 26910†), OSVDB (40720†) and Secunia (SA28136†). The entries VDB-2085, VDB-3475, VDB-3517 and VDB-35351 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 29723
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-009)
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OpenVAS ID: 102023
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre (Sean)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5853 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5853
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40119
X-Force: 39100
SecurityFocus: 26910 - Apple Mac OS X v10.5.1 2007-009 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28136
OSVDB: 40720 - CVE-2007-5853 - Apple - Mac OS X - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019106
Vulnerability Center: 17181 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 IO Storage Family Allows Remote DoS or Code Execution, Critical
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 07:45
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (73), 08/02/2019 07:45 (13)
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