Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0019. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Remote Apple Events in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) or obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors that trigger an out-of-bounds memory access.

The bug was discovered 02/12/2009. The weakness was published 02/12/2009 with Apple (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0019 since 12/15/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 35684 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2009-001)), 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 116215 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2009-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2009-02-12)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48722), Tenable (35684), SecurityFocus (BID 33814†), OSVDB (51970†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20955†). Similar entries are available at VDB-42789, VDB-42109, VDB-46521 and VDB-46520. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

Version

10.4.11

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35684
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2009-001)
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OpenVAS ID: 102026
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0019 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0019
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46515
X-Force: 48722
SecurityFocus: 33814 - Apple Mac OS X Remote Apple Events Out of Bounds Memory Access Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: 51970 - Apple - Mac OS X - Remote Apple Events Out of Bounds Memory Access Security Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20955 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6 Remote Apple Events DoS and Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0422

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/17/2025 21:59
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (69), 08/27/2019 17:03 (8), 05/17/2025 21:59 (20)
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