Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 Non-setuid root pty

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4. This impacts an unknown function of the component Non-setuid root pty. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-1430. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Non-setuid root pty. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Mac OS X 10.3.x and earlier uses insecure permissions for a pseudo terminal tty (pty) that is managed by a non-setuid program, which allows local users to read or modify sessions of other users.

The bug was discovered 07/20/2004. The weakness was shared 05/04/2005 by Matt Johnston (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1430 since 05/03/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 285 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18352 (Mac OS X < 10.4 pty Permission Weakness), 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 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. 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 (21250), Tenable (18352), SecurityFocus (BID 13467†), OSVDB (16254†) and Secunia (SA15224†). The entries VDB-1443, VDB-1440, VDB-1442 and VDB-1441 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Unknown
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 18352
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.4 pty Permission Weakness
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.4
Patch: apple.com

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07/20/2004 🔍
05/01/2005 +285 days 🔍
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05/02/2005 +1 days 🔍
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05/03/2005 +1 days 🔍
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05/04/2005 +1 days 🔍
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05/20/2005 +15 days 🔍
05/24/2005 +4 days 🔍
05/25/2005 +1 days 🔍
07/02/2019 +5151 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Matt Johnston
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1430 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1430
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1439
X-Force: 21250
SecurityFocus: 13467 - Apple Mac OS X Default Pseudo-Terminal Permission Vulnerability
Secunia: 15224 - Mac OS X pty Permission Security Issue, Less Critical
OSVDB: 16254 - Apple Mac OS X pty Permission Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 8135 - Weak Default Permissions for Pseudo Terminals in Mac OS X, Low

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

Created: 05/24/2005 11:38
Updated: 07/02/2019 17:47
Changes: 05/24/2005 11:38 (85), 07/02/2019 17:47 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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