Apple Mac OS X prior 10.6.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-3794. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:

QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 accesses uninitialized memory locations during processing of FlashPix image data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted FlashPix file.

The weakness was shared 11/16/2010 with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative as HT4435 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-3794. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10620.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (51061), SecurityFocus (BID 44787†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28240†). The entries VDB-4215, VDB-55692, VDB-55689 and VDB-55688 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.0
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10/07/2010 🔍
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10/05/2021 +2392 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4435
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-3794 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3794
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55474
SecurityFocus: 44787 - Apple QuickTime FlashPix Image File Uninitialized Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 28240 - Apple QuickTime 7.6-7.6.8 on Apple Mac OS X 10.6-10.6.4 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS, 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 09:35
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (62), 04/03/2017 18:10 (9), 10/05/2021 09:33 (3), 10/05/2021 09:35 (1)
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