Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2011-0179. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4 (Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

CoreText in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a document that contains a crafted embedded font.

The weakness was shared 03/22/2011 by Christoph Diehl with Mozilla as HT4581 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0179. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52754 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.7 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 119064 (Apple Mac OS X v10.6.7 and Security Update 2011-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2011-03-21-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66224), Tenable (52754), SecurityFocus (BID 46993†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-30679†). The entries VDB-4322, VDB-4428, VDB-55692 and VDB-55689 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Nessus ID: 52754
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 902470
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X v10.6.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (2011-001)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.5

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12/23/2010 🔍
03/21/2011 +88 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4581
Researcher: Christoph Diehl
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56919
X-Force: 66224
SecurityFocus: 46993 - Apple Mac OS X CoreText Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 30679 - Apple Mac OS X CoreText Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted Document, Medium

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

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/21/2021 08:31
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (63), 03/20/2017 09:17 (10), 10/21/2021 08:28 (4), 10/21/2021 08:31 (2)
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