Apple Installer Package Filename Format String Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	22272
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	2007-0465
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 27 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 20 2007 05:11PM
Credit:	LMH is credited with discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9 Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9 Apple Installer 2.1.5
Not Vulnerable:

Apple Installer Package Filename Format String Vulnerability

Apple Installer is prone to a format-string vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before passing it as the format specifier to a formatted-printing function.

A successful attack may crash the application or possibly allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code. This may facilitate unauthorized access or privilege escalation in the context of the user running the application.

Apple Installer Version 2.1.5 on Mac OS X 10.4.8 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.

Apple Installer Package Filename Format String Vulnerability

References:

• Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Homepage (Cisco)
  
• MOAB-26-01-2007: Apple Installer Package Filename Format String Vulnerability (LMH)
  
• MOAB-26-01-2007: Apple Installer Package Filename Format String Vulnerability (LMH)
  
• APPLE-SA-2007-04-19 Security Update 2007-004 (Apple)