Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1 access control

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Mail in Apple Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.1) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an AppleDouble attachment containing an apparently-safe file type and script in a resource fork, which does not warn the user that a separate program is going to be executed. NOTE: this is a regression error related to CVE-2006-0395.

The bug was discovered 11/20/2007. The weakness was published 11/22/2007 by Kevin Finisterre (xeno) with heise Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at heise-security.co.uk. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-6165 since 11/28/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29723 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-009)), 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 115676 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2007-009 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-12-17)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at heise-security.co.uk. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38673), Exploit-DB (16870), Tenable (29723), SecurityFocus (BID 26510†) and OSVDB (40875†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3517, VDB-39605, VDB-40128 and VDB-40127.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 29723
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-009)
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OpenVAS ID: 102023
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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MetaSploit ID: mailapp_image_exec.rb
MetaSploit Name: Mail.app Image Attachment Command Execution
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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: heise-security.co.uk
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: heise-security.co.uk
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre (xeno)
Organization: heise Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6165 (🔍)
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X-Force: 38673
SecurityFocus: 26510 - Apple Mac OS X Mail Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 27785 - Apple Mail Command Execution Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 40875 - Apple Mac OS X Mail Crafted AppleDouble Attachment Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1019106
Vulnerability Center: 16961 - Apple Mac OS X Mail Vulnerability Allows User-Assisted Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3958

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 12/03/2007 01:49 PM
Updated: 02/02/2025 03:20 AM
Changes: 12/03/2007 01:49 PM (106), 08/01/2019 06:14 AM (1), 07/24/2024 04:31 PM (19), 02/02/2025 03:20 AM (6)
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