CVE-2009-1235

Published Apr 2, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
XNU 1228.9.59 and earlier on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 and earlier does not properly restrict interaction between user space and the HFS IOCTL handler, which allows local users to overwrite kernel memory and gain privileges by attaching an HFS+ disk image and performing certain steps involving HFS_GET_BOOT_INFO fcntl calls.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-1234 XNU 1228.9.59 and earlier on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 and earlier does not properly restrict interaction between user space and the HFS IOCTL handler, which allows local users to overwrite kernel memory and gain privileges by attaching an HFS+ disk image and performing certain steps involving HFS_GET_BOOT_INFO fcntl calls.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:04 AM
Reserved
Apr 2, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 2, 2009, 5:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:06 PM