Apple Mac OS X up to 10.1 NetInfo Manager privileges management
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.1 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component NetInfo Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
NetInfo Manager for Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.1 allows local users to gain root privileges by opening applications using the (1) "recent items" and (2) "services" menus, which causes the applications to run with root privileges.
The weakness was released 10/17/2001 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-1447 since 04/21/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (7303).
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Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Timeline
10/17/2001 🔍10/17/2001 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2001-1447 (🔍)
X-Force: 7303 - Apple Mac OS NetInfo Manager could allow root privileges
SecurityFocus: 3439 - MacOS X NetInfo Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
Entry
Created: 07/09/2014 16:21Updated: 04/09/2019 14:30
Changes: 07/09/2014 16:21 (39), 04/09/2019 14:30 (17)
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