Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.7 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.7 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-1841. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.7 (Operating System). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Disk Images 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 (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted UDIF image.

The weakness was disclosed 11/15/2010 by Marc Schoenefeld with Red Hat as HT4435 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1841. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/26/2025).

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 Tenable (50548), SecurityFocus (BID 44815†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28224†). The entries VDB-4215, VDB-53765, VDB-53380 and VDB-53379 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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 10.5.8

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05/06/2010 🔍
11/10/2010 +188 days 🔍
11/12/2010 +2 days 🔍
11/15/2010 +3 days 🔍
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11/16/2010 +1 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1584 days 🔍
01/26/2025 +3600 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4435
Researcher: Marc Schoenefeld
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1841 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1841
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55457
SecurityFocus: 44815 - Apple Mac OS X Disk Images (CVE-2010-1841) Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 28224 - Disk Images in Apple Mac OS X Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/26/2025 00:44
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (60), 03/09/2017 10:43 (10), 10/05/2021 07:54 (4), 10/05/2021 08:01 (1), 01/26/2025 00:44 (16)
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