Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5 Installer Certificate access control

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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Installer. The manipulation as part of a Certificate leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Installer in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.5 provides an option to continue a package s installation after encountering a revoked certificate, which might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package.

The weakness was released 09/12/2013 as Security Update 2013-004 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-1027 since 01/10/2013. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/25/2021). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69877 (Mac OS X 10.8.x < 10.8.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121456 (Apple Mountain Lion v10.8.5 and Security Update 2013-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2013-09-12-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.8.5 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at support.apple.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87113) and Tenable (69877). Additional details are provided at support.apple.com. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 7841, 8167, 10298 and 10299.

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  • commercial

Support

  • end of life

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 69877
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.8.x < 10.8.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.8.5

Timelineinfo

01/10/2013 🔍
09/12/2013 +245 days 🔍
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09/16/2013 +3 days 🔍
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09/30/2013 +12 days 🔍
05/25/2021 +2794 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: Security Update 2013-004
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1027 (🔍)
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X-Force: 87113
Vulnerability Center: 41658 - Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.5 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via Installer, Medium
SecurityFocus: 62370
Secunia: 54829 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 97289

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2013 11:02 AM
Updated: 05/25/2021 07:21 AM
Changes: 09/18/2013 11:02 AM (81), 05/12/2017 09:06 AM (1), 05/25/2021 07:21 AM (3)
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