BID:16882

Apple Mac OS X CoreFoundation Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Info

Apple Mac OS X CoreFoundation Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	16882
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2005-2757
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 29 2005 12:00AM
Updated:	May 06 2008 02:55AM
Credit:	Discovered by an unknown researcher.
Vulnerable:	Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.4

Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X CoreFoundation Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CoreFoundation is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability.

The issue presents itself when specially crafted URIs are handled.

A successful attack may result in a denial-of-service condition or remote unauthorized access because of arbitrary code execution in the context of the affected application.

NOTE: This issue was previously discussed in BID 15647 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-009 Multiple Vulnerabilities), but has been assigned its own record to better document the vulnerability.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X CoreFoundation Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Apple Mac OS X CoreFoundation Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Apple has released advisory APPLE-SA-2005-11-29, which includes fixes to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4