Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 App Sandbox access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component App Sandbox. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2013-5179. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component App Sandbox. 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:

App Sandbox in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 allows attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions via a crafted app that uses the LaunchServices interface to specify process arguments.

The weakness was disclosed 10/22/2013 by Friedrich Graeter with The Soulmen GbR as APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3 as confirmed mailinglist post (Apple Security Mailinglist). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. The mailinglist post contains:

The LaunchServices interface for launching an application allowed sandboxed apps to specify the list of arguments passed to the new process. A compromised sandboxed application could abuse this to bypass the sandbox. This issue was addressed by disallowing sandboxed applications from specifying arguments.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-5179 since 08/15/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70561 (Mac OS X 10.x < 10.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)), 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 121815 (Apple Mac OS X v10.9.2 and Security Update 2014-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2014-02-25-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.9 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 (88211), Tenable (70561), SecurityFocus (BID 63311†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43413†). The entries VDB-10327, VDB-10324, VDB-10946 and VDB-10932 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 70561
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.x < 10.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9

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10/22/2013 +68 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3
Researcher: Friedrich Graeter
Organization: The Soulmen GbR
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10897

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X-Force: 88211
SecurityFocus: 63311 - Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-5179 Remote Security Bypass Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 43413 - Apple MacOS X Before 10.9 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability via a Crafted App, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2013 17:41
Updated: 05/31/2021 14:59
Changes: 10/23/2013 17:41 (76), 05/22/2017 09:03 (2), 05/31/2021 14:59 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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