Apple Mac OS X 10.10.3/10.10.4 DYLD_PRINT_TO_FILE privileges management
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.10.3/10.10.4 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument DYLD_PRINT_TO_FILE
as part of a Environment Variable leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is integrity.
The weakness was disclosed 07/22/2015 as File 132814 (Packetstorm). The advisory is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.com. The public release happened without coordination with the vendor. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/25/2017). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
It is declared as functional.
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 vulnerability database at X-Force (105122). packetstormsecurity.com is providing further details.
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CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Functional
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Timeline
07/22/2015 🔍07/29/2015 🔍
07/25/2017 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: File 132814
Status: Confirmed
X-Force: 105122 - Apple Mac OS X DYLD_PRINT_TO_FILE privilege escalation
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 07/29/2015 10:45Updated: 07/25/2017 11:39
Changes: 07/29/2015 10:45 (41), 07/25/2017 11:39 (4)
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