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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) for Mac OS X 10.2.8 and later does not drop privileges on the remote machine while installing certain applications, which allows local users to bypass authentication and gain privileges by selecting the icon during installation. NOTE: it could be argued that the issue is not in Remote Desktop itself, but in applications that are installed while using it.

The weakness was shared 09/19/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-4887 since 09/19/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/23/2017). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed.

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 (29060).

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Apple

Name

• Mac OS X

Version

• 10.2.8

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

09/18/2006 🔍
09/18/2006 +0 days 🔍
09/19/2006 +0 days 🔍
09/19/2006 +0 days 🔍
09/19/2006 +0 days 🔍
12/12/2006 +84 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3011 days 🔍
09/23/2017 +926 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-4887 (🔍)
X-Force: 29060 - Apple Remote Desktop privilege escalation
SecurityFocus: 20092 - Apple Remote Desktop Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: 32260 - Apple Remote Desktop Application Installation Privilege Escalation

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 09/23/2017 18:00
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (49), 09/23/2017 18:00 (8)
Complete: 🔍

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