Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-2803. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function. 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:

CarbonCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a file with a crafted resource fork.

The weakness was published 09/10/2009 with Apple as HT3865 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-2803. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40945 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2009-005)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116609 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2009-005 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2009-09-10-2)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53165), Tenable (40945), SecurityFocus (BID 36355†), OSVDB (57948†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23477†). Similar entries are available at VDB-47872, VDB-47871, VDB-47520 and VDB-50023. 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: 40945
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2009-005)
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OpenVAS ID: 102028
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT3865
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2803 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2803
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50015
X-Force: 53165
SecurityFocus: 36355 - Apple Mac OS X CarbonCore Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: 57948 - Apple Mac OS X CarbonCore Crafted Resource Fork Handling Memory Corruption
Vulnerability Center: 23477 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.8 CarbonCore Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/22/2021 14:33
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 02/14/2017 16:32 (9), 08/22/2021 14:31 (4), 08/22/2021 14:33 (1)
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