Apple Mac OS X 10.8.3 PDFKit resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.3. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component PDFKit. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-0971. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component PDFKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in PDFKit in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted ink annotations in a PDF document.

The weakness was published 03/14/2013 by Tobias Klein (TippingPoint) with ZDI as HT5672 as confirmed advisory (Apple Security Announce). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated with Apple. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-0971 since 01/10/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65577 (Mac OS X 10.8.x < 10.8.3 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 121020 (Apple Mountain Lion v10.8.3 and Security Update 2013-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2013-03-14-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch Security Update 2013-001 is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (82844), Tenable (65577), SecurityFocus (BID 58509†), OSVDB (91300†) and Secunia (SA52643†). Similar entries are available at VDB-6855, VDB-6902, VDB-7471 and VDB-7470. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 65577
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.8.x < 10.8.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.8.3
Patch: Security Update 2013-001

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5672
Researcher: Tobias Klein (TippingPoint)
Organization: ZDI
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0971 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8015

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X-Force: 82844
SecurityFocus: 58509 - Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-0971 Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 52643 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 91300
SecurityTracker: 1028294 - Mac OS X Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Modify the System Configuration
Vulnerability Center: 39311 - Apple MacOS X Before 10.8.3 PDFKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution \\ DoS, Critical

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

Created: 03/18/2013 08:28
Updated: 05/06/2021 13:19
Changes: 03/18/2013 08:28 (84), 04/28/2017 09:03 (6), 05/06/2021 13:19 (3)
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Committer: stfr
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