PT-2009-2725 · Apple · Macos X+1

Published 2009-02-13 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2009-0009

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mac OS X versions 10.4.11 and 10.5.6

Description The issue is related to an unspecified vulnerability in the Pixlet codec, which can be triggered by a crafted movie file. This can cause memory corruption, leading to a denial of service (application termination) and potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Mac OS X version 10.4.11, update to a version that fixes the issue. For Mac OS X version 10.5.6, update to a version that fixes the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of the Pixlet codec until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-0009

Affected Products

Macos X

Pixlet Codec

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0009 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422 · Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/33759 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/51980 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/Feb/1021718.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48713 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33937 · Note