Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 CoreMedia code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component CoreMedia. Such manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2011-0224. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component CoreMedia. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

CoreMedia in Apple Mac OS X through 10.6.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted QuickTime movie file.

The weakness was released 10/14/2011 with Apple (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-0224 since 12/23/2010. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/19/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56481 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2011-006)), 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 119638 (Apple Mac OS X Lion v10.7.2 and Security Update 2011-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-3)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70575), Tenable (56481), SecurityFocus (BID 50095†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33802†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-56579, VDB-56549, VDB-59079 and VDB-59078. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 56481
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2011-006)
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OpenVAS ID: 802336
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X v10.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (2011-006)
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12/23/2010 🔍
10/12/2011 +293 days 🔍
10/14/2011 +2 days 🔍
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11/10/2011 +27 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1229 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3590 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Organization: Apple
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0224 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0224
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59036
X-Force: 70575
SecurityFocus: 50095 - Apple Mac OS X CoreMedia CVE-2011-0224 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 33802 - Apple Mac OS X 10 through 10.6.8 CoreMedia Remote Code Execution via Crafted QuickTime File, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/19/2025 02:46
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (57), 04/05/2017 08:57 (12), 11/23/2021 19:33 (3), 01/19/2025 02:46 (16)
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