Apple Mac OS X LibSystem buffer overflow
| macosx-libsystem-bo (25026) |  High Risk |
Description:
Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow. By causing an application to request a large amount of memory in the LibSystem, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.1
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.2
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.3
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.4
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.5
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.4
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
Remedy:
Apply Security Update 2006-001, available from the Apple Security Update 2006-001. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- Apple Security Update 2006-001, About Security Update 2006-001 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382.
- Apple Web site, Apple - Support - Downloads at http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Mar 01 2006 - 17:10:48 CST, Fwd: APPLE-SA-2006-03-01 Security Update 2006-001 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-02/0580.html.
- BID-16907: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-001 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-3706: Heap-based buffer overflow in LibSystem in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing an application that uses LibSystem to request a large amount of memory.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-0791: Apple Mac OS X Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- OSVDB ID: 23644: Mac OS X LibSystem Memory Request Overflow
- SA19064: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 01, 2006
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