2009-2800 | Apple Mac OS X memory corruption (HT3865 / BID-36354)

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7.3	$5k-$25k	0.10

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 09/10/2009 with Apple as HT3865 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-2800 since 08/17/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/22/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40945 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2009-005)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116609 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2009-005 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2009-09-10-2)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53164), Vulnerability Center (SBV-23476) and Tenable (40945). See 47872, 47871, 47520 and 50023 for similar entries.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 40945
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2009-005)
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OpenVAS ID: 102028
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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08/22/2021 +2349 days 🔍Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

Advisory: HT3865
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2800 (🔍)
X-Force: 53164
Vulnerability Center: 23476 – Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.8 Alias Manager Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36354 – Apple Mac OS X Alias Manager Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 57947 – Apple Mac OS X Alias Manager Alias File Handling Overflow

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/22/2021 13:38
Changes: (1) source_nessus_risk
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