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Mac OS X "fb_realpath()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9535
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Release Date:
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2003-08-15
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Popularity:
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12,956 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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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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Description:
Apple has acknowledged a vulnerability in Mac OS X, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an off-by-one error in the "fb_realpath()" function. This may be exploited via an application using the vulnerable function by specifying a path where the resolved path length is exactly 1024 characters long.
The vulnerability has specifically been reported to affect the FTPServer and Libc projects.
Successful exploitation may grant a malicious person "root" privileges.
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