Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 CoreGraphics resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11. The affected element is an unknown function of the component CoreGraphics. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-2321. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component CoreGraphics. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in CoreGraphics in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via unknown vectors involving "processing of arguments."

The bug was discovered 08/01/2008. The weakness was released 08/03/2008 by Michal Zalewski (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2321 since 05/18/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33790 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-005)), 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 116453 (Apple Safari 4.0 Not Installed).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44127), Exploit-DB (32136), Tenable (33790), SecurityFocus (BID 30488†) and OSVDB (48568†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3693, VDB-3694, VDB-42879 and VDB-43515. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 33790
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-005)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Michal Zalewski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2321 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2321
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43511
X-Force: 44127
SecurityFocus: 30488 - Apple Mac OS X CoreGraphics Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31326
OSVDB: 48568 - Apple - Mac OS X - CoreGraphics Multiple Memory Corruption Issues
SecurityTracker: 1020603
Vulnerability Center: 19088 - Apple Mac OS X CoreGraphics Unspecified Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-2268

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

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 02/18/2025 02:13
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (75), 08/15/2019 09:44 (13), 02/18/2025 02:13 (17)
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