PT-2009-1186 · Apple · Macos X+1

Published 2009-05-13 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-1517

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mac OS X versions prior to 10.5.7

Description The issue is related to an array index error in the xnu (Mach) kernel, allowing local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service, resulting in a system shutdown. This is achieved via unspecified vectors related to workqueues.

Recommendations For Mac OS X versions prior to 10.5.7, update to version 10.5.7 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1517

Affected Products

Macos X

Xnu

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1517 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50489 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1022213 · Note
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=797 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 · Note