CVE-2009-1235 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2009-1235?

CVE-2009-1235 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 2 Apr 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1235?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1235?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1235 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-1235 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1235 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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