Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 CoreFoundation numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11. This affects an unknown part of the component CoreFoundation. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-0051. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component CoreFoundation. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in CoreFoundation in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via crafted time zone data.

The bug was discovered 03/18/2008. The weakness was shared 03/18/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0051 since 01/03/2008. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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.

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 (41310), Tenable (31605), SecurityFocus (BID 28375†), OSVDB (43380†) and Secunia (SA29420†). The entries VDB-3489, VDB-35080, VDB-35079 and VDB-38538 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 31605
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-002)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0051 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0051
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41549
X-Force: 41310
SecurityFocus: 28375 - Apple Mac OS X CoreFoundation Time Zone Data Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 29420 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 43380 - Apple - Mac OS X - CoreFoundation Time Zone Data Local Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019670
Vulnerability Center: 17991 - Apple Mac OS X CoreFoundation Integer Overflow Allows Local Users to Execute Arbitrary Code, 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 16:20
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (75), 08/07/2019 16:20 (5)
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