IDA Pro Mach-O Loader Buffer Overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 51938

Synopsis

The remote host contains an application with a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The version of IDA Pro, an interactive disassembler, installed on the remote host is either 5.7 or 6.0 and includes a version of the Mach-O loader that is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Mac OS X Mach-O file using the affected loader, it may be possible for the attacker to execute arbitrary code subject to the user's privileges.

Solution

Apply the vendor's Mach-O loader fix.

See Also

https://www.hex-rays.com/vulnfix.shtml

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 51938

File Name: ida_pro_macho_bof.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/10/2011

Updated: 7/12/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/9/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/9/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1049

BID: 46308