Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 Filesystem memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Filesystem. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-2827. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Filesystem. 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:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Disk Images in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted FAT filesystem on a disk image.

The weakness was presented 11/10/2009 by Nicolas Joly with Vmware (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2827. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 06/02/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42433 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2009-006)), 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 116692 (Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2 and Security Update 2009-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1)).

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 (54191), Tenable (42433), SecurityFocus (BID 36956†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24560†). See VDB-50781, VDB-50780, VDB-50779 and VDB-50778 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 42433
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2009-006)
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OpenVAS ID: 102038
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: Vmware
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2827 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2827
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50768
X-Force: 54191
SecurityFocus: 36956 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2009-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 24560 - Apple Mac OS X \x3C\x3D 10.5.8 Disk Images Vulnerability Allows Remote Arbitrary Code Execution, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 06/02/2025 08:52
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (56), 02/20/2017 09:54 (11), 08/27/2021 13:52 (4), 08/27/2021 13:58 (1), 06/02/2025 08:52 (16)
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