BID:39156

Apple Mac OS X AppKit Cocoa Application Spell Checker Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Info

Apple Mac OS X AppKit Cocoa Application Spell Checker Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	39156
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2010-0056
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Mar 29 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 29 2010 12:00AM
Credit:	Apple
Vulnerable:	Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.7 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.6 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.5 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.4 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.3 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.7 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.5

Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X AppKit Cocoa Application Spell Checker Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability that exists in the AppKit component.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the affected software. Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service conditions.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 39020 (Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities) but has been assigned its own record to better document it.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X AppKit Cocoa Application Spell Checker Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. 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 AppKit Cocoa Application Spell Checker Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an advisory and fixes. Please see the references for more information.

Apple Mac OS X 10.5