Vulnerabilities > CVE-2007-4708 - USE of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerability in Apple mac OS X 10.4.11
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
Format string vulnerability in Address Book in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the URL handler.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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OS | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Format String Injection An attacker 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 attacker 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 attacker can write to the program stack.
- 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.
Nessus
NASL family | MacOS X Local Security Checks |
NASL id | MACOSX_SECUPD2007-009.NASL |
description | The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.4 that does not have Security Update 2007-009 applied. This update contains several security fixes for a large number of programs. |
last seen | 2020-06-01 |
modified | 2020-06-02 |
plugin id | 29723 |
published | 2007-12-18 |
reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. |
source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/29723 |
title | Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-009) |
code |
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Seebug
bulletinFamily | exploit |
description | CVE-2007-4708 CVE-2007-4709 CVE-2007-4710 CVE-2007-5847 CVE-2007-5848 CVE-2007-5849 CVE-2007-5850 CVE-2007-5851 CVE-2007-5853 CVE-2007-5854 CVE-2007-5855 CVE-2007-5856 CVE-2007-5857 CVE-2007-5859 CVE-2007-5876 CVE-2007-5860 CVE-2007-5861 These issues affect Mac OS X and various applications, including Address Book, CFNetwork, ColorSync, CoreFoundation, CUPS, Desktop Services, iChat, IO Storage Family, Launch Services, Mail, Quick Look, Safari, Safari RSS, SMB, Software Update, Spin Tracer, Spotlight, tcpdump, and XQuery. Attackers may exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code, trigger denial-of-service conditions, escalate privileges, and potentially compromise vulnerable computers. Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 and prior versions are vulnerable to these issues. rPath rPath Linux 1 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.10 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.7 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.6 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.4 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 Apple Mac OS X 10.4.10 Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9 Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7 Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5 Apple Mac OS X 10.4.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11 Apple Security Update 2007-009 (10.4.11 PPC) <a href=http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16521&cat= target=_blank>http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16521&cat=</a> 1&platform=osx&method=sa/SecUpd2007-009Univ.dmg Apple Security Update 2007-009 (10.4.11 Universal) <a href=http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16521&cat= target=_blank>http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16521&cat=</a> 1&platform=osx&method=sa/SecUpd2007-009Univ.dmg Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 Apple Security Update 2007-009 (10.4.11 PPC) <a href=http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16521&cat= target=_blank>http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16521&cat=</a> 1&platform=osx&method=sa/SecUpd2007-009Univ.dmg Apple Security Update 2007-009 (10.4.11 Universal) <a href=http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16521&cat= target=_blank>http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16521&cat=</a> 1&platform=osx&method=sa/SecUpd2007-009Univ.dmg Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1 Apple Security Update 2007-009 (10.5.1) <a href=http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16527&cat= target=_blank>http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16527&cat=</a> 1&platform=osx&method=sa/SecUpd2007-009.dmg Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 Apple Security Update 2007-009 (10.5.1) <a href=http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16527&cat= target=_blank>http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16527&cat=</a> 1&platform=osx&method=sa/SecUpd2007-009.dmg |
id | SSV:2771 |
last seen | 2017-11-19 |
modified | 2008-01-06 |
published | 2008-01-06 |
reporter | Root |
title | Apple Mac OS X v10.5.1 2007-009 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities |
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39092