Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0060. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

CoreAudio in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via crafted audio content with QDMC encoding.

The weakness was shared 03/30/2010 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative as HT4077 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0060. 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 45372 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.3 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 117331 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2010-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (45372), SecurityFocus (BID 39164†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25305†). The entries VDB-48189, VDB-50877, VDB-49430 and VDB-52475 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 45372
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102039
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.0

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12/15/2009 🔍
03/29/2010 +104 days 🔍
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04/07/2010 +6 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1807 days 🔍
05/03/2026 +4063 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4077
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0060 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0060
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52439

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SecurityFocus: 39164 - Apple QuickTime QDMC and QDMC2 Encoded Audio Content Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25305 - CoreAudio in Apple MacOS X Remote Arbitrary Code Execution via a Crafted Audio with QDMC Encoding, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/03/2026 21:28
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (63), 02/22/2017 16:34 (10), 09/06/2021 08:24 (4), 09/06/2021 08:27 (1), 05/03/2026 21:28 (15)
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