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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:
Race condition in the CFURLWriteDataAndPropertiesToResource API in Core Foundation in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 creates files with insecure permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.
The bug was discovered 12/17/2007. The weakness was shared 12/19/2007 by Kevin Finisterre (Sean) (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5847 since 11/06/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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)).
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 (39095) and Tenable (29723). The entries 2085, 3475, 3517 and 35351 are related to this item.
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Class: Race conditionCWE: CWE-362
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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
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre (Sean)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5847 (🔍)
X-Force: 39095
SecurityTracker: 1019106
Vulnerability Center: 17176 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 API in Core Foundation Creates Files with Insecure Permissions, Medium
SecurityFocus: 26910 - Apple Mac OS X v10.5.1 2007-009 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28136
OSVDB: 40737 - CVE-2007-5847 - Apple Mac OS X - Information Disclosure Issue
Vupen: ADV-2007-4238
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 13:43Updated: 08/02/2019 06:50
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (72), 08/02/2019 06:50 (13)
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