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Published At-02 Apr, 2009 | 17:30

Updated At-23 Apr, 2026 | 00:35

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.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

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Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	2.0	7.2	HIGH	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 7.2

Base severity: HIGH

Vector:

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/34424	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-hfs-fcntl-v2.c	cve@mitre.org	Exploit
http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-hfs-fcntl-v2.sh	cve@mitre.org	Exploit
http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216401181	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34203	cve@mitre.org	Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022671	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html	cve@mitre.org	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0822	cve@mitre.org	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8266	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/34424	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-hfs-fcntl-v2.c	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit
http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-hfs-fcntl-v2.sh	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit
http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216401181	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34203	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022671	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0822	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8266	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A

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