CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0822

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow vulnerability in the Core Foundation framework (CoreFoundation.framework) in Mac OS X 10.2.8, 10.3.4, and 10.3.5. A local user can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code by setting a specific environment variable.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential privilege escalation by a local user, which could lead to full system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade the system to a newer version of Mac OS X that includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in The Core Foundation framework (CoreFoundation.framework) in Mac OS X 10.2.8, 10.3.4, and 10.3.5 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a certain environment variable.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS