CVE-2009-1235

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.

CVSS v2.0

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 60th percentile

Published

2009-04-02

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8266

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2009-1234
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• CVE-2009-1237
• CVE-2009-1232
• CVE-2009-1238