Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8.3 DSTCPEndpoint.cpp AllocFromProxyStruct access control

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function DSTCPEndpoint::AllocFromProxyStruct of the file DSTCPEndpoint.cpp. The manipulation 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SMB in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.4, when file sharing is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to create or modify files outside of a shared directory via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 06/04/2013 by Ward van Wanrooij (Alex) with Zero Day Initiative as HT5784 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Apple. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-0990 since 01/10/2013. The exploitation appears to be difficult. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/14/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66836 (Mac OS X 10.7 / 10.8 Unauthorized File Access (remote check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121226 (Apple Mountain Lion v10.8.4 and Security Update 2013-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2013-06-04-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.8.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84782) and Tenable (66836). The entries 8858, 8859, 8861 and 8864 are pretty similar.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

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Nessus ID: 66836
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.7 / 10.8 Unauthorized File Access (remote check)
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.8.4

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5784
Researcher: Ward van Wanrooij (Alex)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0990 (🔍)
X-Force: 84782
Vulnerability Center: 39904 - Apple Mac OS X <10.8.4 Remote Authenticated Creation and Modification of Files With File Sharing Enabled, Low
SecurityFocus: 60329 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2013-002 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 53684 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93925

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 06/07/2013 17:27
Updated: 05/14/2021 11:56
Changes: 06/07/2013 17:27 (78), 05/01/2017 12:02 (5), 05/14/2021 11:56 (3)
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