Apple Mac OS X Foundation NSSelectorFromString API code execution
| macos-nsselectorfromstring-code-execution (41355) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper validation in the NSSelectorFromString API by the Foundation component. By sending a specially-crafted selector name to the NSSelectorFromString API, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected application or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Apply Security Update 2008-002, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
References:
- Apple Web site: About Security Update 2008-002.
- BID-28304: RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-002 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- BID-28341: Apple Mac OS X Foundation 'NSSelectorFromString' Input Validation Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-0054: Foundation in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed selector name to the NSSelectorFromString API, which causes an unexpected selector to be used.
- SA29420: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019649: Mac OS X Foundation Bugs Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0924: Apple Mac OS X Command Execution and Security Bypass Issues
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
Reported:
Mar 18, 2008
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