CVE-2006-1471 Information

Description

Format string vulnerability in the CF_syslog function launchd in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.6 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled in a syslog call in the logging facility as demonstrated by using a crafted plist file.

Reference

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Jun/msg00000.html http://secunia.com/advisories/20877 http://securitytracker.com/id?1016397 http://www.osvdb.org/26933 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438699/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18686 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18724 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2566 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27479