Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-0988. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Off-by-one error in the Libsystem strnstr API in libc on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted arguments that trigger a buffer over-read.

The bug was discovered 03/18/2008. The weakness was presented 03/18/2008 by Mike (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0988 since 02/26/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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.

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 (41291), Tenable (31605), SecurityFocus (BID 28374†), OSVDB (43390†) and Secunia (SA29420†). See VDB-3489, VDB-35080, VDB-35079 and VDB-38538 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: 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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Mike
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41563
X-Force: 41291
SecurityFocus: 28374 - Apple Mac OS X libc 'strnstr(3)' Off-By-One Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 29420 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 43390 - Apple - Mac OS X - libc 'strnstr(3)' Off-By-One Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019661
Vulnerability Center: 17982 - Apple Mac OS X Libsystem strnstr API Error Allows Remote Attackers to Cause DoS, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-0924

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

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/07/2019 15:40
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (75), 08/07/2019 15:40 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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