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 critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-0044. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in AFP Client in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted afp:// URL.

The bug was discovered 03/18/2008. The weakness was presented 03/18/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0044 since 01/03/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. 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 31605 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-002)), 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 115754 (Apple Security Update 2008-002 Not Installed).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41319), Tenable (31605), SecurityFocus (BID 28320†), OSVDB (43373†) and Secunia (SA29420†). See VDB-3489, VDB-35080, VDB-35079 and VDB-37788 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: 31605
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-002)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0044 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0044
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41543
X-Force: 41319
SecurityFocus: 28320 - Apple Mac OS X AFP Client 'afp://' URI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 29420 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 43373 - Apple - Mac OS X - AFP Client 'afp-..' URI Remote Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019640
Vulnerability Center: 17997 - Apple Mac OS X AFP Client Buffer Overflows Allow Remote Attackers to Execute Code and Cause DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0924

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/07/2019 16:42
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (74), 08/07/2019 16:42 (7)
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