PT-2012-1702 · Isc+1 · Libresolv+1

Ilja Van Sprundel · Published 2012-02-02 · Updated 2018-01-06 · CVE-2011-3453

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mac OS X versions prior to 10.7.3

Description The issue is related to an integer overflow in libresolv, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, resulting in heap memory corruption and application crash, via crafted DNS data.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.7.3, update to version 10.7.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-3453

Affected Products

Macos X

Libresolv

References · 8

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3453 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48289 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48288 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1026774 · Note