Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0526. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown function. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickTimeMPEG.qtx 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 genl atom in a QuickTime movie file with MPEG encoding, which is not properly handled during decompression.

The weakness was disclosed 03/30/2010 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-0526. 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8045.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (45372), SecurityFocus (BID 39166†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25289†). The entries VDB-50877, VDB-52475, VDB-52474 and VDB-52471 are pretty similar. 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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Local: No
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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 🔍
03/29/2010 +54 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0526 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0526
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52472

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SecurityFocus: 39166 - Apple QuickTime MPEG Movie File 'genl' Atom Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25289 - QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted Movie File, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/02/2025 04:02
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (60), 02/22/2017 12:33 (10), 09/06/2021 12:06 (4), 09/06/2021 12:14 (1), 02/02/2025 04:02 (18)
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