Description
Format string vulnerability in Apple Software Update 2.0.5 on Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in (1) SWUTMP or (2) SUCATALOG filenames, or using the (3) application/x-apple.sucatalog+xml MIME type.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Apple Mac OSX 10.4.x - Software Update Format String EDB-29523 · dos · Jan 25, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- TA07-072A third-party-advisory
- 32703 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2007-03-13 vendor-advisory
- http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-24-01-2007.html
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
- ADV-2007-0337 vdb-entry
- 1017755 vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-0930 vdb-entry
- 22222 vdb-entry
- 24479 third-party-advisory