CVE-2004-0089 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in TruBlueEnvironment to gain elevated privileges on Mac OS X systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-0089?

CVE-2004-0089 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in TruBlueEnvironment in Mac OS X 10.3.x and 10.2.x allows local users to gain privileges via a long environment variable.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0089?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0089?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0089 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2004-0089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-hp2w-v589-24pq.

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