cve/2009/CVE-2009-1235.md

### [CVE-2009-1235](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1235)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8266

#### Github
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