Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 psnormalizer memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11. Affected is an unknown function of the component psnormalizer. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-3647. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component psnormalizer. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in PSNormalizer in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a PostScript file with a crafted bounding box comment.

The bug was discovered 10/09/2008. The weakness was published 10/10/2008 with Apple (Website). The advisory is available at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-3647 since 08/12/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34374 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-007)), 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 115983 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2008-007 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2008-10-09)).

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 (45783), Tenable (34374), SecurityFocus (BID 31719†), OSVDB (48974†) and Secunia (SA32222†). Similar entries are available at VDB-40924, VDB-40923, VDB-40501 and VDB-40234. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 34374
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-007)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3647 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3647
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44450
X-Force: 45783
SecurityFocus: 31719 - Apple PSNormalizer PostScript Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 32222
OSVDB: 48974 - Apple - PSNormalizer PostScript - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021026
Vulnerability Center: 19766 - Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 PSNormalizer Remote DoS and Code Execution via a PostScript File, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-2780

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 06/01/2025 23:15
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (79), 08/19/2019 07:18 (5), 06/01/2025 23:15 (17)
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