Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-1727. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.8 makes it easier for user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript via a web page that offers a download with a Content-Type value that is not on the list of possibly unsafe content types for Safari.

The weakness was published 08/05/2009 by Chris Evans with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1727. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40502 (Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.8 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116547 (Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and Security Update 2009-003 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2009-08-05-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.5 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 (52420), Tenable (40502), SecurityFocus (BID 35954†), OSVDB (56844†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23813†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3959, VDB-4017, VDB-4132 and VDB-41542. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 40502
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102036
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Chris Evans
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1727 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1727
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49285
X-Force: 52420
SecurityFocus: 35954 - Apple Mac OS X 2009-003 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 56844 - Apple Mac OS X CoreTypes Content-Type Blacklist Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 23813 - Apple Mac OS X 10.5 -10.5.7 CoreTypes Incomplete Blacklist Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/13/2021 14:23
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (63), 02/16/2017 09:53 (10), 08/13/2021 14:22 (4), 08/13/2021 14:23 (1)
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