CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2009-1236: Buffer Overflow

First published: Thu Apr 02 2009(Updated: )

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AppleTalk networking stack in XNU 1228.3.13 and earlier on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a ZIP NOTIFY (aka ZIPOP_NOTIFY) packet that overwrites a certain ifPort structure member.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.2-2008-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.10
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.9
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.11
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.10
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.9
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.3
Apple iOS and macOS<=10.5.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4
Apple iOS and macOS<=10.5.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.9
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.9
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.11
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.1
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2.8
Apple iOS and macOS=10.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.5.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.3.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.0.4
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.3
Apple iOS and macOS=10.1.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2009-1236?

    CVE-2009-1236 is rated as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.

  • How do I fix CVE-2009-1236?

    To fix CVE-2009-1236, users should upgrade to the latest version of macOS that is not vulnerable.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2009-1236?

    CVE-2009-1236 affects various versions of Apple Mac OS X including versions 10.0 through 10.5.6.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2009-1236?

    CVE-2009-1236 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability found in the AppleTalk networking stack.

  • What can an attacker do with CVE-2009-1236?

    An attacker can exploit CVE-2009-1236 to send specially crafted ZIP Notify packets that may crash the affected system.

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