Apple Mac OS X 10.4 DNS Cache code injection

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component DNS Cache. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3438. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component DNS Cache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Apple Mac OS X does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.

The weakness was shared 08/01/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at infobyte.com.ar. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-3438 since 08/01/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 11/24/2017). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-43508, VDB-43507, VDB-43506 and VDB-43505 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Operating System

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• Apple

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• Mac OS X

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• 10.4

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• commercial

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• end of life

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• Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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