CVE-2009-1235
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Apr 2, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Apr 2, 2009
Description
XNU 1228.9.59 and earlier on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 and earlier does not properly restrict interaction between user space and the HFS IOCTL handler, which allows local users to overwrite kernel memory and gain privileges by attaching an HFS+ disk image and performing certain steps involving HFS_GET_BOOT_INFO fcntl calls.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
- ADV-2009-0822vdb-entry
- 36096third-party-advisory
- 34424third-party-advisory
- http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-hfs-fcntl-v2.c
- APPLE-SA-2009-08-05-1vendor-advisory
- http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-hfs-fcntl-v2.sh
- 34203vdb-entry
- 8266exploit
- 1022671vdb-entry
- http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216401181
- ADV-2009-2172vdb-entry
- TA09-218Athird-party-advisory
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