libsecurity in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.4 accesses uninitialized memory locations during the processing of X.509 certificates, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted certificate.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53471 | vdb entry |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53445 | vdb entry |
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281 | vendor advisory |
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html | vendor advisory |