Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 hreftrack access control

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument hreftrack 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Quick Look in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 does not prevent a movie from accessing URLs when the movie file is previewed or if an icon is created, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via HREFTrack.

The bug was discovered 12/17/2007. The weakness was presented 12/19/2007 by Kevin Finisterre (Sean) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-5857 since 11/06/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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.

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 (39106) and Tenable (29723). See 2085, 3475, 3517 and 35351 for similar entries.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

Version

10.5.1

License

commercial

Support

end of life

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre (Sean)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5857 (🔍)
X-Force: 39106
SecurityTracker: 1019106
Vulnerability Center: 17185 - Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 Quick Sensitive Information Disclosure via HREFTrack, Medium
SecurityFocus: 26910 - Apple Mac OS X v10.5.1 2007-009 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28136
OSVDB: 40726 - CVE-2007-5857 - Apple - Mac OS X - Information Disclosure Issue
Vupen: ADV-2007-4238

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/02/2019 08:32
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (71), 08/02/2019 08:32 (13)
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