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.
Published: 2009-04-02
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD 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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Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server
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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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