Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.7 Printing null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.7. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Printing. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2010-3784. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.7 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Printing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The PMPageFormatCreateWithDataRepresentation API in Printing in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5 does not properly handle XML data, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via unspecified API calls.

The weakness was published 11/16/2010 with Microsoft as HT4435 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3784. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 50549 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2010-007)), 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 (50549), SecurityFocus (BID 44835†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28232†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4215, VDB-44472, VDB-55479 and VDB-55478. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 50549
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2010-007)
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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4435
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-3784 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3784
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55465
SecurityFocus: 44835 - Apple Mac OS X Printing NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 28232 - Apple Mac OS X Printing 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5 Remote DoS Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/26/2025 00:57
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (61), 03/09/2017 10:45 (9), 10/05/2021 08:47 (4), 10/05/2021 08:51 (1), 01/26/2025 00:57 (16)
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