Apple Mac OS X Type Services Indexing code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Type Services Indexing. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-1120. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X (Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Type Services Indexing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Safari 4 on Apple Mac OS X 10.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by Charlie Miller during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010.

The weakness was shared 04/15/2010 by Charlie Miller with ZDI (Website). The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1120 since 03/25/2010. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45542 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2010-003)), 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 117821 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2010-003 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2010-04-14-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9686. The filter is assigned to the category Exploits.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (57202), Tenable (45542), SecurityFocus (BID 38955†), OSVDB (63472†) and Secunia (SA39426†). computerworld.com is providing further details. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 45542
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2010-003)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: support.apple.com
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03/24/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Researcher: Charlie Miller
Organization: ZDI
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1120 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1120
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4109
X-Force: 57202
SecurityFocus: 38955 - Apple Mac OS X Apple Type Services Embedded Font Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 39426 - Apple Mac OS X Apple Type Services Indexing Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 63472 - Apple Safari on Mac OS X libFontParser.dylib TType1ParsingContext::SpecialEncoding() Function Arbitrary Code Execution (PWN2OWN)
Vulnerability Center: 25170 - Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.3 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution via Specially Crafted Data, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/19/2010 02:00
Updated: 05/03/2026 10:27
Changes: 04/19/2010 02:00 (80), 02/22/2017 10:48 (8), 03/17/2021 19:24 (3), 01/26/2025 23:05 (19), 05/03/2026 10:27 (1)
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