Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.7 CoreGraphics memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.7. This affects an unknown part of the component CoreGraphics. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2010-1836. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.7 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component CoreGraphics. 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 CoreGraphics in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

The weakness was presented 11/15/2010 by Rodrigo Rubira Branco with Mozilla Corporation as HT4435 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1836 since 05/06/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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 10.5.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (63172), Tenable (50548), SecurityFocus (BID 44778†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024723†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28179†). See VDB-4215, VDB-53890, VDB-53765 and VDB-53380 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.5.8

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05/06/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4435
Researcher: Rodrigo Rubira Branco
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1836 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1836
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55453
X-Force: 63172
SecurityFocus: 44778 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.6.5 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1024723 - Mac OS X Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Obtain Information
Vulnerability Center: 28179 - Apple Mac OS X Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted PDF File, 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 07:20
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (65), 03/09/2017 08:14 (16), 10/05/2021 07:20 (3)
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