Apple Mac OS X BOM CPIO Header Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X BOM CPIO Header Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X BOM is prone to a remote stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary-checks on user-supplied data.

Successfully exploiting this issue will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 32839 (Apple Mac OS X 2008-008 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities), but has been given its own record to better document the issue.