Apple Mac OS X Finder .DS_Store files buffer overflow
| macos-finder-dsstore-bo (30617) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking in the Apple Finder service. By persuading a victim to view a directory containing specially-crafted .DS_Store files , a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply Apple Security Update 2006-007, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
References:
- Apple Security Update 2006-007: About the security content of Security Update 2006-007.
- BID-21335: Apple Mac OS X 2006-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-4402: Heap-based buffer overflow in the Finder in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by browsing directories containing crafted .DS_Store files.
- OSVDB ID: 30735: Mac OS X Finder .DS_Store File Handling Overflow
- SA23155: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017304: Mac OS X Components Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#258744: Apple Mac OS X Finder fails to properly handle malformed .DS_Store files
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4750: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Command Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
Reported:
Nov 28, 2006
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