PT-2009-4199 · Apple · Colorsync+2

Andrzej Dyjak + 1 · Published 2009-08-06 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2009-1726

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Apple Mac OS X versions 10.4.11 through 10.5.7

Description: The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in ColorSync, which can be exploited by remote attackers through a crafted image containing an embedded ColorSync profile. This can lead to the execution of arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash.

Recommendations: For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.4.11 through 10.5.7, update to version 10.5.8 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-1726

Affected Products

Colorsync

Macos X

Safari

References · 22

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/35954 · Patch
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1726 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Jun/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36096 · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4220 · Note
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/52419 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1373 · Note
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/59162 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1512 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52419 · Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4196 · Note