Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.10 Embedded Web Server path traversal
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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.10 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Embedded Web Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Directory traversal vulnerability in the embedded web server in Image Capture in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the URI.
The bug was discovered 05/28/2008. The weakness was presented 06/02/2008 with Apple (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1571 since 03/31/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32477 (Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 to version 10.4.11 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 (42718) and Tenable (32477). See 37528, 39128, 39127 and 38768 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 32477
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102031
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.4.11
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2008-1571 (🔍)
X-Force: 42718
SecurityTracker: 1020141
Vulnerability Center: 18516 - Apple Mac OS X Image Capture Web Server Allows Remote Attackers to Read Arbitrary Files, Medium
SecurityFocus: 29501 - Apple Mac OS X Image Capture Webserver Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 30430
OSVDB: 45705 - Apple - Mac OS X - Image Capture Webserver Directory Traversal Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-1697
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 08/11/2019 08:50
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (72), 08/11/2019 08:50 (11)
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