CVE

Id
38670  
CVE No.
CVE-2009-1235  
Status
Candidate  
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.  
Phase
Assigned (20090402)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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