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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.2 (Operating System). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Unknown vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.4.2 and earlier, when using Kerberos authentication with LDAP, allows attackers to gain access to a root Terminal window.
The bug was discovered 08/16/2005. The weakness was released 08/19/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2511 since 08/10/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 07/05/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19463 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)), 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.
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 (21885) and Tenable (19463). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 1700, 24976, 26658 and 26654.
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Nessus ID: 19463
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: lists.apple.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-2511 (🔍)
X-Force: 21885
Vulnerability Center: 10949 - Kerberos Authentication with LDAP in Mac OS X 10.4.2 Allows Attackers Access to Root Terminal Window, Critical
SecurityFocus: 14567
Secunia: 16449 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 18983 - CVE-2005-2511 - Apple - Mac OS X - Privilege Escalation Issue
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 23:39Updated: 07/05/2021 17:06
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (62), 06/16/2019 11:13 (6), 07/05/2021 17:06 (4)
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