Apple Mac OS X PPPD Format String Memory Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:9730

Info

Apple Mac OS X PPPD Format String Memory Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 9730
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0165
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 24 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 03:06AM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to Dave G. <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.0
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.0 3
Apple Mac OS X 10.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X PPPD Format String Memory Disclosure Vulnerability

The Apple Mac OS X pppd has been reported to be prone to a format string vulnerability. When the ppp daemon processes an invalid command line argument, a function, error(), is called on the user-supplied data. Format specifiers that are contained within the supplied data will be interpreted literally, providing an attacker a conduit to read from pppd process memory.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X PPPD Format String Memory Disclosure Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] &lt;mailto:[email protected]&gt;.

Solution / Fix

Apple Mac OS X PPPD Format String Memory Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released Security Update 2004-02-23 to address this issue.


Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8

Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2

References

Apple Mac OS X PPPD Format String Memory Disclosure Vulnerability

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