Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.0 QuickDraw Manager code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.0. This affects an unknown part of the component QuickDraw Manager. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-0160. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.0 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component QuickDraw Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

QuickDraw Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PICT image that triggers memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 05/12/2009. The weakness was released 05/13/2009 with Apple (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0160 since 01/16/2009. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38744 (Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 116423 (Apple Mac OS X 10.5.7 and Security Update 2009-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2009-05-12)).

Upgrading to version 10.5.1 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 (50491), Tenable (38744), SecurityFocus (BID 34937†), OSVDB (54440†) and Secunia (SA35074†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3441, VDB-3978, VDB-23858 and VDB-30376. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 38744
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.5.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0160 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48171
X-Force: 50491
SecurityFocus: 34937 - Apple Mac OS X QuickDraw PICT Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 35074
OSVDB: 54440 - Apple - Mac OS X - QuickDraw PICT Handling Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1022209
Vulnerability Center: 22076 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 - 10.5.6 QuickDraw Manager Remote Code Execution via a PICT Image, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1297

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 05/27/2025 01:55
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (77), 09/04/2019 10:54 (4), 05/27/2025 01:55 (18)
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