ID CVE-2009-2191
Summary Format string vulnerability in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in an application name.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.5 (as of 17-08-2017 - 01:30)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-134
CAPEC
  • String Format Overflow in syslog()
    This attack targets the format string vulnerabilities in the syslog() function. An attacker would typically inject malicious input in the format string parameter of the syslog function. This is a common problem, and many public vulnerabilities and associated exploits have been posted.
  • Format String Injection
    An adversary includes formatting characters in a string input field on the target application. Most applications assume that users will provide static text and may respond unpredictably to the presence of formatting character. For example, in certain functions of the C programming languages such as printf, the formatting character %s will print the contents of a memory location expecting this location to identify a string and the formatting character %n prints the number of DWORD written in the memory. An adversary can use this to read or write to memory locations or files, or simply to manipulate the value of the resulting text in unexpected ways. Reading or writing memory may result in program crashes and writing memory could result in the execution of arbitrary code if the adversary can write to the program stack.
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
refmap via4
apple APPLE-SA-2009-08-05-1
bid 35954
cert TA09-218A
confirm http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
osvdb 56840
secunia 36096
vupen ADV-2009-2172
xf macosx-loginwindow-format-string(52428)
Last major update 17-08-2017 - 01:30
Published 06-08-2009 - 16:30
Last modified 17-08-2017 - 01:30
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