Charlie Miller on Mac OS X, Pwn2Own and Writing Exploits

The following is the full transcript of a live Threatpost chat with Charlie Miller, a vulnerability researcher at Independent Security Evaluators. During this session, Miller discussed his approach to finding security flaws, his work on fuzzing applications, his plans for this year’s Pwn2Own hack...

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Stable Update: Fix Google Chrome not Starting

Google Chrome's Stable channel has been updated to 3.0.195.33 to fix a potential issue that could cause Google Chrome to stop working and a security issue. This release removes a dependency on a Windows library t2embed.dll that is not required by Google Chrome. If that library is missing or the...

Apple iPhone memory corruption

Memory corruption on SMS messages parsing...

FortiGuard Advisory: Apple Safari Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Apple Safari Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability 2009.June.09 Fortinet's FortiGuard Global Security Research Team Discovers Vulnerability in Apple Safari. Summary: ======== A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Apple Safari which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code through...

Q&A: Dino Dai Zovi

Dino Dai Zovi has gained a reputation as one of the top Apple security researchers in the industry and is the author of a new book on Apple security, “The Mac Hacker’s Handbook.” In this interview, he talks about the state of Apple security, why the company hasn’t implemented better memory...

About the security content of Security Update 2008-008 / Mac OS X v10.5.6

About the security content of Security Update 2008-008 / Mac OS X v10.5.6 Last Modified: December 15, 2008 Article: HT3338 Summary This document describes the security content of Security Update 2008-008 / Mac OS X v10.5.6, which can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or...

PSF-2008-4 Multiple integer overflows (Apple)

Multiple integer overflows in Python 2.5.2 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to the 1 stringobject, 2 unicodeobject, 3 bufferobject, 4 longobject, 5 tupleobject, 6 stropmodule, 7 gcmodule, and 8 mmapmodule modules. NOTE: The expandtabs...

Apple iPhone和iPod Touch 2.0版修复多个安全漏洞

BUGTRAQ ID: 30186 CVECAN ID: CVE-2008-1588,CVE-2008-1589,CVE-2008-2303,CVE-2008-2317,CVE-2008-1590 iPod touch（也被称为iTouch）是苹果公司发布的MP4播放器，iPhone是其发布的智能手机。 iPhone和iPod Touch都内嵌了Safari浏览器，远程攻击者可以利用该浏览器中的多个安全漏洞导致拒绝服务、读取敏感信息或执行任意代码。 CVE-2008-1588...

Apple Help Viewer vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview A vulnerability in the way Apple Help Viewer handles specially crafted URLs may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. Description According to Apple Security Update 2008-003: An integer underflow in Help Viewer's handling of help:topic URLs may result ...

Apple AFP Client privilege escalation vulnerability

Overview The Apple File Protocol AFP Client fails to properly clean its environment before executing commands. This vulnerability may allow a local attacker execute commands with elevated privileges. Description The Apple File Protocol service allows Apple Mac OS clients to access files remotely...

Apple Airport Extreme fails to properly process 802.11 frames

Overview A vulnerability exists in the Apple AirPort Extreme wireless driver that may allow an attacker to crash a vulnerable system. Description The Apple AirPort Extreme adapter is an 802.11g compatible wireless adapter used in Apple OS X laptops and desktops. A flaw exists in the way AirPort...

Apple QuickTime RTSP buffer overflow

Overview Apple QuickTime may allow remote arbitrary code to be executed via a long src parameter in RTSP URL strings. Description A vulnerability exists in the way Apple QuickTime handles specially crafted Real Time Streaming Protocol RTSP URL strings. An attacker may be able to craft a QTL file ...

Apple Mac OS X Finder fails to properly handle malformed .DS_Store files

Overview Apple Finder fails to properly handle malformed .DSStore files. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description .DSStore files are hidden files used by Apple Finder to control the display of a folder and its contents.According to App...

Apple Mac OS X PPP driver fails to properly validate PADI packets

Overview The Apple Mac OS X PPP driver fails to properly handle PPPoE Active Discovery Initiation PADI packets. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with system privileges. Description The Apple Mac OS X PPP driver fails to properly handle PADI packets allowing...

Apple Mac OS X may allow network accounts to bypass service access controls

Overview Apple Mac OS X may allow network accounts to bypass service access controls. This vulnerability may allow remote users with a valid network account to bypass LoginWindow service access controls. Description Remote access to a system can be restricted by service access controls via...

Apple Workgroup Manager fails to properly enable ShadowHash passwords

Overview Apple Workgroup Manager fails to properly enable ShadowHash passwords in a NetInfo parent. Workgroup Manager may appear to use ShadowHash passwords when crypt is used. Description Workgroup Manager is a system adimistration tool in Apple Mac OS X Server that manages users, groups, and...

Apple Mail buffer overflow vulnerability

Overview Apple Mail contains a buffer overflow that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Apple Mail Mac OS X includes the Mail application Mail.app for handling electronic mail. The Problem Apple Mail contains a buffer overflow caused by lack o...

Apple QuickTime PictureViewer PICT data decompression buffer overflow

Overview Apple QuickTime PictureViewer contains a buffer overflow that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Description Apple's QuickTime Player is multimedia software that allows users to view local and remote audio/video content. PictureViewer is a...

[Full-disclosure] Advisories for 4 vulnerabilities addressed by Apple SU 2005-005

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I have published advisories for 4 security vulnerabilities in Mac OS X that were addressed by Apple Security Update 2005-005, released today. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301528. This email contains brief summaries of the problems...