Buffer overflow in macOS and macOS Server - CVE-2011-0206
Published: June 24, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44920
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0206
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS Server
macOS
macOS Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in International Components for Unicode (ICU) in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving uppercase strings.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-0206
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68217