VDB-7577 · ID 89827 · OSVDB 89827

Apple Mac OS X 10.8 NSSpellCheckerCheckString denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8 and classified as problematic. This impacts the function NSSpellCheckerCheckString. The manipulation leads to denial of service. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function NSSpellCheckerCheckString. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was disclosed 02/01/2013 as 89827 as not defined posting (OSVDB). The advisory is shared at osvdb.org. The public release happened without involvement of Apple. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at gironda.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 vulnerability database at OSVDB (89827†). reviews.cnet.com is providing further details. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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02/07/2013 +6 days 🔍
04/16/2018 +1894 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: 89827⛔
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7577
OSVDB: 89827

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

Created: 02/07/2013 11:23
Updated: 04/16/2018 11:55
Changes: 02/07/2013 11:23 (44), 04/16/2018 11:55 (2)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:489:103

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