Apple Mac OS X ffs_mountfs() buffer overflow
| macos-ffsmountfs-bo (31409) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by an integer overflow in the ffs_mountfs() function. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted UFS DMG image, an attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the system to crash.
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*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.3 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-Of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mac OS X (10.4.9 or later) or apply Apple Security Update 2007-003. See References.
References:
- Apple Mac OS X Web site: Apple - Mac OS X.
- Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003: About the security content of Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003.
- MOAB-10-01-2007: Apple DMG UFS ffs_mountfs() Integer Overflow Vulnerability.
- BID-21993: Apple Mac OS X DMG UFS FFS_MountFS Integer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0229: Integer overflow in the ffs_mountfs function in Mac OS X 10.4.8 and FreeBSD 6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) and possibly gain privileges via a crafted DMG image that causes allocation of a negative size buffer leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, a related issue to CVE-2006-5679. NOTE: a third party states that this issue does not cross privilege boundaries in FreeBSD because only root may mount a filesystem.
- OSVDB ID: 32684: Mac OS X UFS ffs_mountfs() Local Overflow
- SA23703: Apple Mac OS X UFS ffs_mountfs() Integer Overflow
- SA24479: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017751: Mac OS X Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Obtain Elevated Privileges and Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0141: Apple Mac OS X UFS Filesystem ffs_mountfs() Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0930: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Remote Code 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:
Jan 10, 2007
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