Vulnerability CVE-2009-2191 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-2191 (CCN-52428)

Assigned:

2009-08-05

Published:

2009-08-05

Updated:

2017-08-17

Summary:

Format string vulnerability in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 before 10.5.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in an application name.

CVSS v3 Severity:

7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Medium Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-2191

Source: APPLE
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2009-08-05-1

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
56840

Source: CCN
Type: SA36096
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
36096

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About Security Update 2009-003

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 56840
Apple Mac OS X Login Window Application Name Format String

Source: BID
Type: Patch
35954

Source: CCN
Type: BID-35954
Apple Mac OS X 2009-003 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: CERT
Type: US Government Resource
TA09-218A

Source: VUPEN
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
ADV-2009-2172

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macosx-loginwindow-format-string(52428)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macosx-loginwindow-format-string(52428)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable