PT-2008-2592 · Apple · Mdnsresponderhelper+1

Published 2008-03-18 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-0989

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions mDNSResponderHelper in Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.2

Description The issue allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the local hostname. This is a result of a format string vulnerability in the mDNSResponderHelper.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.2, consider updating to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue, as using format string specifiers in the local hostname can lead to arbitrary code execution. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-134

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0989

Affected Products

Macos X

Mdnsresponderhelper

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0989 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019662 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 · Note
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28339 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41292 · Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28304 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html · Note