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CVE-2009-1236

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AppleTalk networking stack in XNU 1228.3.13 and earlier on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 and e

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AppleTalk networking stack in XNU 1228.3.13 and earlier on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a ZIP NOTIFY (aka ZIPOP_NOTIFY) packet that overwrites a certain ifPort structure member.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.04939
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

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apple mac os x<= 10.5.6
apple mac os xall versions
apple mac os x server<= 10.5.6
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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dosApple Mac OSX xnu 1228.3.13 - 'zip-notify' Remote Kernel Overflow (PoC)verified
pocwww.digit-labs.org · xnu-appletalk-zip.cwww.digit-labs.org
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 34201www.securityfocus.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 8262www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

10
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD02 Apr 2009 · 05:30 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/34424
http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216401181
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