Apple Mac OS X prior 10.6.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-3789. There is no exploit available. It is advisable 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 functionality. 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:

QuickTime 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 and application crash) via a crafted AVI file.

The weakness was shared 11/16/2010 by Rodrigo Rubira Branco with Mozilla Corporation as HT4435 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-3789 since 10/07/2010. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51061 (QuickTime < 7.6.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)), 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 117647 (Apple QuickTime Prior to 7.6.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2010-12-07-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51061), SecurityFocus (BID 44778†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024729†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28181†). The entries VDB-4215, VDB-52948, VDB-55692 and VDB-55689 are related to this item. 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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 51061
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.6.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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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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10/07/2010 🔍
11/10/2010 +34 days 🔍
11/11/2010 +1 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1584 days 🔍
10/05/2021 +2392 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4435
Researcher: Rodrigo Rubira Branco
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-3789 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3789
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55469
SecurityFocus: 44778 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.6.5 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1024729 - Apple QuickTime Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 28181 - Apple QuickTime 7.6-7.6.8 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability via a Crafted AVI File, Medium

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

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 10/05/2021 09:12
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (62), 03/09/2017 08:14 (16), 10/05/2021 09:12 (3)
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