Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 Kernel Search information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component Kernel Search. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-1472. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Kernel Search. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 05/16/2005. The weakness was published 05/20/2005 by John M. Glenn with San Francisco (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1472 since 05/07/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18353 (Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. 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 (21134), Tenable (18353), SecurityFocus (BID 13694†), OSVDB (16726†) and Secunia (SA15436†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1494, VDB-25506 and VDB-25505. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 18353
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Patch: apple.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: John M. Glenn
Organization: San Francisco
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1472 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1472
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1495
X-Force: 21134
SecurityFocus: 13694 - Apple Mac OS X Safari Dashboard Widget Download Validation Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 15436 - Mac OS X Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 16726 - CVE-2005-1472 - Apple - Mac OS X - Privilege Escalation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8137 - Mac OS X 10.4 Allows Obtaining Forbidden File Names, Low

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

Created: 06/01/2005 13:32
Updated: 03/11/2021 11:44
Changes: 06/01/2005 13:32 (74), 07/03/2019 09:23 (10), 03/11/2021 11:44 (2)
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