CVE-2009-1235 | BDVDB-2026-35892 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0822
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36096
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34424
- http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-hfs-fcntl-v2.c
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-hfs-fcntl-v2.sh
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34203
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8266
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022671
- http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216401181
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.