Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0513. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in PS Normalizer in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PostScript document.

The weakness was shared 03/30/2010 with Apple as HT4077 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-0513 since 02/03/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (45372), SecurityFocus (BID 39151†), OSVDB (63409†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27161†). The entries VDB-48981, VDB-48626, VDB-48587 and VDB-48432 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.0

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02/03/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4077
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0513 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0513
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52459
SecurityFocus: 39151 - Apple Mac OS X PS Normalizer PostScript File Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 63409 - Apple Mac OS X PS Normalizer PostScript File Handling Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 27161 - PS Normalizer in Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.6.3 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Critical

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

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/04/2026 04:43
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (64), 03/04/2017 18:13 (11), 09/06/2021 09:53 (3), 02/02/2025 03:27 (16), 05/04/2026 04:43 (1)
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