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.
References
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2009-04-02 10:30
Updated : 2017-09-28 18:34
NVD link : CVE-2009-1235
Mitre link : CVE-2009-1235
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Products Affected
apple
- mac_os_x
- mac_os_x_server