PT-2009-5185 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2009-11-10 · Updated 2009-11-17 · CVE-2009-2827

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 Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.8

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in Disk Images in Apple Mac OS X, allowing user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted FAT filesystem on a disk image.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.8, consider avoiding the use of crafted FAT filesystems on disk images until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to disk images to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2827

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 5

• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/36956 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2827 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 · Note