Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.7 QuickDraw Manager memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.7. This affects an unknown part of the component QuickDraw Manager. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-2837. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.7 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown function of the component QuickDraw Manager. 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. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickDraw Manager in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PICT image.

The weakness was presented 11/10/2009 by Nicolas Joly with Vmware (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2837. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45388 (QuickTime < 7.6.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. 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)).

Upgrading to version 10.5.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54199), Tenable (45388), SecurityFocus (BID 36956†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24570†). See VDB-50781, VDB-50780, VDB-50779 and VDB-50777 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 45388
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.6.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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OpenVAS ID: 102038
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.5.8

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08/17/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: Vmware
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2837 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2837
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50778

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X-Force: 54199
SecurityFocus: 36956 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2009-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 24570 - Apple Mac OS X \x3C 10.6.2 QuickDraw Manager Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via PICT Image, Medium

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 06/02/2025 14:39
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (61), 02/20/2017 09:56 (11), 08/27/2021 15:03 (4), 08/27/2021 15:06 (1), 06/02/2025 14:39 (18)
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