VDB-1918 · CVE-2005-4217 · XFDB 23561

Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.9 Perl access control

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.9 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Perl. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

Perl in Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 does not properly drop privileges when using the "$<" variable to set uid, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2005. The weakness was presented 12/13/2005 by Jason Self (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-4217 since 12/14/2005. The attack needs to approached within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20990 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-001)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115334 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2006-03-01)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23561) and Tenable (20990). See 26742, 26741, 26682 and 28854 for similar entries.

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Operating System

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Apple

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Mac OS X

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commercial

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end of life

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 20990
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-001)
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Patch: apple.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Jason Self
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-4217 (🔍)
X-Force: 23561 - Apple Mac OS X Perl bypass security, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 10551 - Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 Perl Privileges Escalation, Critical
SecurityFocus: 15833 - Apple Mac OS X Perl Insecure Privilege Dropping Weakness
Secunia: 17922 - Mac OS X Perl "$<" Privilege Dropping Security Issue, Less Critical
OSVDB: 21800 - Perl on Mac OS X $< Compile Time Privilege Escalation Issue
Vupen: ADV-2005-2869

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

Created: 12/19/2005 16:36
Updated: 06/15/2019 09:39
Changes: 12/19/2005 16:36 (91), 06/15/2019 09:39 (2)
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