Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-3946 - Buffer Errors vulnerability in Apple mac OS X and Safari

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
apple
CWE-119
nessus
NVD
Published: 2006-07-31
Updated: 2017-07-20

Summary

WebCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4 through 10.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML that triggers a "memory management error" in WebKit, possibly due to a buffer overflow, as originally reported for the KHTMLParser::popOneBlock function in Apple Safari 2.0.4 using Javascript that changes document.body.innerHTML within a DIV tag.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Apple
1
OS
Apple
9

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_10_4_8.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.4.x that is prior to 10.4.8. Mac OS X 10.4.8 contains several security fixes for the following programs : - CFNetwork - Flash Player - ImageIO - Kernel - LoginWindow - Preferences - QuickDraw Manager - SASL - WebCore - Workgroup Manager
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id22476
    published2006-09-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/22476
    titleMac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

if ( ! defined_func("bn_random") ) exit(0);


include("compat.inc");

if(description)
{
 script_id(22476);
 script_version ("1.18");
 if ( NASL_LEVEL >= 3000 )
 script_cve_id("CVE-2006-4390", "CVE-2006-3311", "CVE-2006-3587", "CVE-2006-3588", "CVE-2006-4640", 
               "CVE-2006-4391", "CVE-2006-4392", "CVE-2006-4397", "CVE-2006-4393", "CVE-2006-4394", 
               "CVE-2006-4387", "CVE-2006-4395", "CVE-2006-1721", "CVE-2006-3946", "CVE-2006-4399");
 script_bugtraq_id(20271);

 if ( NASL_LEVEL >= 3000 )
 {
  # nb: 29275 is invalid
}

 script_name(english:"Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update which fixes a security
issue." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.4.x that is prior
to 10.4.8.

Mac OS X 10.4.8 contains several security fixes for the following 
programs :

 - CFNetwork
 - Flash Player
 - ImageIO
 - Kernel
 - LoginWindow
 - Preferences
 - QuickDraw Manager
 - SASL
 - WebCore
 - Workgroup Manager" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304460" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mac OS X 10.4.8 :
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1048updateintel.html
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1048updateppc.html
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxserver1048update.html" );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
 script_cwe_id(264);

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2006/09/29");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2006/04/07");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14  1:59:35");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value: "2006/11/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x");
script_end_attributes();

 script_summary(english:"Check for the version of Mac OS X");
 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
 script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl","mdns.nasl", "ntp_open.nasl");
 #script_require_keys("Host/MacOSX/packages");
 exit(0);
}


os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version");
if ( ! os ) os = get_kb_item("mDNS/os");
if ( ! os ) exit(0);
if ( ereg(pattern:"Mac OS X 10\.4($|\.[1-7]([^0-9]|$))", string:os)) security_hole(0);
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_SECUPD2006-006.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.3 which does not have the security update 2006-006 applied. Security Update 2006-006 contains several security fixes for the following programs : - CFNetwork - Flash Player - QuickDraw Manager - SASL - WebCore
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id22479
    published2006-09-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/22479
    titleMac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-006)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

if ( ! defined_func("bn_random") ) exit(0);


include("compat.inc");

if(description)
{
 script_id(22479);
 script_version ("1.18");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14  1:59:35");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2006-1721", "CVE-2006-3311", "CVE-2006-3587", "CVE-2006-3588", "CVE-2006-3946",
               "CVE-2006-4387", "CVE-2006-4390", "CVE-2006-4391", "CVE-2006-4392", "CVE-2006-4393",
               "CVE-2006-4394", "CVE-2006-4395", "CVE-2006-4397", "CVE-2006-4399", "CVE-2006-4640");
 script_bugtraq_id(20271);

 script_name(english:"Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-006)");
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update which fixes a security
issue." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.3 which does not have
the security update 2006-006 applied.

Security Update 2006-006 contains several security fixes for the following 
programs :

 - CFNetwork
 - Flash Player
 - QuickDraw Manager
 - SASL
 - WebCore" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mac OS X 10.4.8 :
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1048updateintel.html
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1048updateppc.html" );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
 script_cwe_id(264);
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304460" );

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2006/09/29");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2006/07/31");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value: "2006/09/29");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_summary(english:"Check for the version of Mac OS X");
 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
 script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl","mdns.nasl", "ntp_open.nasl");
 script_require_keys("Host/MacOSX/packages");
 exit(0);
}

packages = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/packages");
if ( ! packages ) exit(0);


uname = get_kb_item("Host/uname");
if ( egrep(pattern:"Darwin.* 7\.[0-9]\.", string:uname) )
{
  if (!egrep(pattern:"^SecUpd(Srvr)?(2006-00[67]|2007-003)", string:packages)) security_hole(0);
}

References