Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2 CoreFoundation Notification Logging Remote Code Execution
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown part of the component CoreFoundation Notification Logging. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Unknown vulnerability in CoreFoundation for Mac OS X 10.3.2, related to "notification logging."
The bug was discovered 02/23/2004. The weakness was disclosed 03/15/2004 by iDefense Labs with iDEFENSE Labs (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0168. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/16/2019).
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (15299). The entries 526, 527, 528 and 529 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8
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Exploiting
Class: Remote Code ExecutionCWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Timeline
02/23/2004 🔍02/23/2004 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-0168 (🔍)
X-Force: 15299
Vulnerability Center: 14580 - Mac OS X 10.3.2 and 10.2.8 CoreFoundation Unspecified Vulnerability Related to Notification Logging, Critical
SecurityFocus: 9731 - Multiple Apple Mac OS X Local And Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 10959 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 6825 - CVE-2004-0168 - Apple - Mac OS X - Unspecified Issue
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 10/15/2014 15:30Updated: 07/16/2019 13:01
Changes: 10/15/2014 15:30 (60), 07/16/2019 13:01 (7)
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