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Apple iCal Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30350
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Release Date:
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2008-05-23
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Last Update:
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2008-05-29
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Popularity:
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3,998 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Apple Macintosh OS X
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-1035
CVE-2008-2006
CVE-2008-2007
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Description:
Rodrigo Carvalho has reported a vulnerability in Apple iCal, which can potentially be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a use-after-free error e.g. when processing an .ics file and can be exploited to cause a memory corruption.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in iCal 3.0.1, included in Mac OS X 10.5. Other versions may also be affected.
NOTE: Two null-pointer dereference errors, which can cause the application to crash have also been reported.
Solution:
Apply Security Update 2008-003.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Rodrigo Carvalho, Core Security
Changelog:
2008-05-29: Updated "Solution", "Description", and "Original Advisory" section.
Original Advisory:
Apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1897
CoreSecurity:
http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2219
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