Apple Mac OS X CoreFoundation integer underflow
| macos-corefoundation-integer-underflow (26408) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an integer underflow in the CFStringGetFileSystemRepresentation API of the CoreFoundation module.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.6
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
Remedy:
Apply Apple Security Update 2006-003, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- Apple Security Update 2006-003, About Security Update 2006-003 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303737.
- US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-132A, Apple Mac Products Affected by Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html.
- BID-17951: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-003 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1443: Integer underflow in CoreFoundation in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving conversions from string to file system representation within (1) CFStringGetFileSystemRepresentation or (2) getFileSystemRepresentation:maxLength:withPath in NSFileManager, and possibly other similar API functions.
- OSVDB ID: 25587: Mac OS X CFStringGetFileSystemRepresentation Integer Underflow
- SA20077: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016080: Apple Mac OS X CoreFoundation Untrusted Bundles or the CFStringGetFileSystemRepresentation() API May Let Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1779: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Remote and Client-Side Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Reported:
May 11, 2006
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