Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6 Printing input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Printing. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2010-1379. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Printing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Printer Setup in Apple Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.4 does not properly interpret character encoding, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (printing failure) by deploying a printing device that has a Unicode character in its printing-service name.

The weakness was disclosed 06/17/2010 by Kevin Finisterre (pagvac) with MIT Kerberos Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-1379 since 04/15/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47023 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.4 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 118106 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2010-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2010-06-15-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (47023), SecurityFocus (BID 40871†), Secunia (SA40220†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024103†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26104†). The entries VDB-4141, VDB-53699, VDB-53695 and VDB-53694 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 47023
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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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: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre (pagvac)
Organization: MIT Kerberos Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1379 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1379
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53692
SecurityFocus: 40871 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.6.4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 40220 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1024103 - Mac OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Upload/Access Files and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 26104 - Apple MacOS X Prior to 10.6.4 Printer Setup Remote DoS Vulnerability via Unicode Character, Low
Vupen: ADV-2010-1481

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 04/13/2025 17:48
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (56), 02/28/2017 07:44 (21), 09/18/2021 08:33 (3), 04/13/2025 17:48 (17)
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