Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4 Package Installation Scripts privileges management
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4 (Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Package Installation Scripts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Unknown vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.3.4, related to "package installation scripts," a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0517.
The bug was discovered 05/29/2004. The weakness was presented 08/18/2004 by David Brown with vtty.com (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.seifried.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0516 since 06/01/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12257 (Mac OS X < 10.3.4 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 and running in the context c.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16290) and Tenable (12257). See 543, 681, 682 and 680 for similar entries.
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Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
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Nessus ID: 12257
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: lists.seifried.org
Researcher: David Brown
Organization: vtty.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2004-0516 (🔍)
X-Force: 16290
SecurityTracker: 1010331
Vulnerability Center: 14615 - Unspecified Package Installation Vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, Medium
SecurityFocus: 10432 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 8437 - CVE-2004-0516 - Apple - Mac OS X - Unspecified Issue
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 12/18/2014 16:12Updated: 07/16/2019 16:31
Changes: 12/18/2014 16:12 (73), 07/16/2019 16:31 (4)
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