PT-2010-2296 · Apple · Java For Macos X

Marc Schoenefeld · Published 2010-05-21 · Updated 2010-05-24 · CVE-2010-0538

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 Java for Mac OS X 10.5 versions prior to Update 7 Apple Java for Mac OS X 10.6 versions prior to Update 2

Description The issue is related to the improper handling of mediaLibImage objects, which can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. This can be achieved through a crafted applet, specifically targeting the com.sun.medialib.mlib package, resulting in out-of-bounds memory access and application crash.

Recommendations For Apple Java for Mac OS X 10.5 versions prior to Update 7, update to Update 7 or later to resolve the issue. For Apple Java for Mac OS X 10.6 versions prior to Update 2, update to Update 2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-0538

Affected Products

Java For Macos X

References · 9

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/40238 · Patch
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/39819 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1191 · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4170 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0538 · Security Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4171 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024011 · Note