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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 (Operating System). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Console in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary applications by triggering a log entry with a crafted attached URL.
The weakness was released 10/22/2013 by Aaron Sigel with vtty.com as APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3 as confirmed mailinglist post (Apple Security Mailinglist). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. The mailinglist post contains:
This update modified the behavior of Console when clicking on a log entry with an attached URL. Rather than opening the URL, Console will now preview the URL with Quick Look.The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-5168 since 08/15/2013. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70561 (Mac OS X 10.x < 10.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 10.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (88230) and Tenable (70561). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 10327, 10946, 10932 and 10931.
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 70561
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.x < 10.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9
Timeline
08/15/2013 🔍10/22/2013 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3
Researcher: Aaron Sigel
Organization: vtty.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2013-5168 (🔍)
X-Force: 88230
Vulnerability Center: 45110 - Apple MacOS X Before 10.9 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted Attached URL, Medium
SecurityFocus: 63322 - Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-5168 Security Bypass Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 10/23/2013 17:41Updated: 05/31/2021 15:05
Changes: 10/23/2013 17:41 (64), 05/31/2017 09:05 (8), 05/31/2021 15:05 (3)
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