Apple Mac OS X TruBlue long environment variable buffer overflow
| macosx-trublue-environmentvariable-bo (14968) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking in the TruBlueEnvironment variable. By default, TruBlueEnvironment is installed setuid root. A local attacker could supply a long environment variable to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability, as listed in Apple Security Updates Article ID: 61798. See References.
References:
- @stake, Inc. Security Advisory a012704-1: TruBlueEnvironment Buffer Overflow.
- AppleCare Knowledge Base Document 61798: Mac OS X 10.2.5.
- SecuriTeam Mailing List, SecurityNews 27 Jan 2004: MacOS X TruBlueEnvironment Buffer Overflow.
- VulnWatch Mailing List, Tue Jan 27 2004 - 10:11:00 CST : TruBlueEnvironment Buffer Overflow.
- BID-9504: Multiple Apple Mac OS X Operating System Component Vulnerabilities
- BID-9509: Apple Mac OS X TruBlueEnvironment Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- BID-9731: Multiple Apple Mac OS X Local And Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-0089: Buffer overflow in TruBlueEnvironment in Mac OS X 10.3.x and 10.2.x allows local users to gain privileges via a long environment variable.
- OSVDB ID: 6821: Mac OS X TruBlueEnvironment Environment Variable Local Overflow
- US-CERT VU#902374: Apple Mac OS X TruBlueEnvironment vulnerable to buffer overflow
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9
Reported:
Jan 27, 2004
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