Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2 access control

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows local users to gain privileges by executing setuid or setgid programs in which the stdio, stderr, or stdout file descriptors are "in an unexpected state."

The bug was discovered 11/14/2007. The weakness was released 11/14/2007 by Ilja van Sprundel (Sean) with RISE Security (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-4685 since 09/05/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28212 (Mac OS X < 10.4.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-008)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115661 (Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-11-14)).

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 (38469) and Tenable (28212). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 1498, 3185, 3342 and 3343.

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Class: Access control
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Nessus ID: 28212
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.4.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-008)
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Ilja van Sprundel (Sean)
Organization: RISE Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4685 (🔍)
X-Force: 38469
SecurityTracker: 1018950
Vulnerability Center: 16848 - Apple Mac OS X Kernel Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Gain Privileges on the System, High
SecurityFocus: 26444 - Apple Mac OS X v10.4.11 2007-008 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27643 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 40674 - CVE-2007-4685 - Apple - Mac OS X - Privilege Escalation Issue
Vupen: ADV-2007-3868

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/31/2019 07:05
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (84), 07/31/2019 07:05 (5)
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