Stack based buffer overflow vulnerability in the _canonicalize function via a crafted locale ID (Apple Mac OS X)| ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:10706 | Date: (C)2013-04-09 (M)2023-12-07 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: macos |
The host is installed with Mac OS X 10.6.8 or OS X Lion v10.7 to v10.7.4 and is prone to a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to handle a crafted locale ID that is not properly handled during variant canonicalization. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
| Platform: |
| Apple Mac OS X 10.6 |
| Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6 |
| Apple Mac OS X 10.7 |
| Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7 |
