Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-0514. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is 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. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickTime 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 movie file with H.261 encoding.

The weakness was published 03/30/2010 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC as HT4077 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-0514. 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 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 39163†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25297†). Similar entries are available at VDB-50877, VDB-52475, VDB-52474 and VDB-52473. Once again VulDB remains the best source 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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4077
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0514 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0514
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52460

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SecurityFocus: 39163 - Apple QuickTime H.261 Movie File Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25297 - QuickTime in Apple MacOS X Remote Arbitrary Code Execution via a Movie File with H.261 encoding, Medium

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 (61), 02/22/2017 13:41 (10), 09/06/2021 09:57 (4), 09/06/2021 09:59 (1), 02/02/2025 03:27 (16), 05/04/2026 04:43 (1)
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