Apple Mac OS X prior 10.6.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple Mac OS X. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2010-1833. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code. 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:

Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted embedded font in a document.

The weakness was released 11/15/2010 with Apple as HT4435 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1833. 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 50548 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.5 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 118728 (Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5 and Security Update 2010-007 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (50548), SecurityFocus (BID 44805†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28220†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4215, VDB-53765, VDB-53380 and VDB-53379. 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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 50548
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802144
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X v10.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (2010-007)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.0

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05/06/2010 🔍
11/11/2010 +189 days 🔍
11/12/2010 +1 days 🔍
11/15/2010 +3 days 🔍
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11/16/2010 +1 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1584 days 🔍
10/05/2021 +2392 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4435
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1833 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1833
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55451
SecurityFocus: 44805 - Apple Mac OS X Apple Type Services Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 28220 - Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 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 14:37
Updated: 10/05/2021 06:50
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (61), 03/09/2017 10:43 (9), 10/05/2021 06:36 (4), 10/05/2021 06:50 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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