Description
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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-1234 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:04:49.363Z
Reserved: 2009-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-1235
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-04-02T17:30:00.327
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-1235
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Weaknesses
EUVD