Apple Mac OS X PDFKit code execution

macos-pdfkit-code-execution (35734) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Apple Mac OS X could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system, caused by an integer underflow vulnerability in PDFKit. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.

Platforms Affected:

  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.10
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.10

Remedy:

Apply Apple Security Update 2007-007, available from the Apple Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Reported:

Jul 31, 2007

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