Apple Mac OS X prior 10.6.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-1842. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in AppKit 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 (application crash) via a bidirectional text string with ellipsis truncation.

The weakness was presented 11/15/2010 by Jesse Ruderman with Mozilla Corporation as HT4435 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-1842. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/05/2021).

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 44803†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28225†). See VDB-4215, VDB-53765, VDB-53380 and VDB-53379 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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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
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1842 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1842
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55458
SecurityFocus: 44803 - Apple AppKit String Containing Bidirectional Text Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 28225 - AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x Before 10.6.5 Remote Buffer Overflow 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 08:08
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (61), 03/09/2017 10:44 (10), 10/05/2021 08:07 (3), 10/05/2021 08:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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