Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 Authorization improper authentication

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Authorization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NetAuthSysAgent in Network Authorization in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 does not have the expected authorization requirements, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 06/17/2010 by Kevin Finisterre (pagvac) with MIT Kerberos Team (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1375 since 04/15/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/13/2025).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47024 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2010-004)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118106 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2010-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2010-06-15-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (47024), SecurityFocus (BID 40871†), Secunia (SA40220†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024103†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26101†). The entries VDB-4141, VDB-53699, VDB-53695 and VDB-53694 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 47024
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2010-004)
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre (pagvac)
Organization: MIT Kerberos Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1375 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1375
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53689
SecurityFocus: 40871 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.6.4 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 40220 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1024103 - Mac OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Upload/Access Files and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 26101 - Apple MacOS X 10.5.8 NetAuthSysAgent Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2010-1481

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22 PM
Updated: 04/13/2025 05:48 PM
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 PM (55), 02/28/2017 07:43 AM (21), 09/18/2021 08:27 AM (3), 04/13/2025 05:48 PM (16)
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