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CVE-2009-1235

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.

Published

2009-04-02T17:30:00.327

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System apple mac_os_x ≤ 10.5.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.0.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.0.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.0.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.0.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.0.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.1.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.1.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.1.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.1.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.1.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.1.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.2.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.2.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.2.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.2.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.2.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.2.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.2.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.2.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.2.8 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.8 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.3.9 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.8 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.8 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.8 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.8 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.9 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.10 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.11 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server ≤ 10.5.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.0.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.0.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.0.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.0.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.0.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.1.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.1.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.1.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.1.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.1.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.1.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.8 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.8 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.9 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.8 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.9 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.10 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.11 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.5 Yes
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