32707 : Apple Mac OS X Help Viewer .help Filename Format String
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2007-01-30	2007-01-30

Description

A local format string flaw exists in Mac OS X. The Help Viewer fails to validate the filename for .help files resulting in possible format string execution. With a specially crafted file, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required, Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public

Technical

A bug in CoreFoundation makes it difficult to exploit this flaw for code execution.

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.

Mac OS X

10.4.8

References

CVE ID: 2007-0647 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 22326
ISS X-Force ID: 32260
Related OSVDB ID: 32708 32709 32710 32711
Other Advisory URL: http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-30-01-2007.html

Credit

LMH - lmhinfo-pull.com -
Kevin Finisterre - kfdigitalmunition.com -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-02-01 | Disagree?

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