Apple Mac OS X up to 10.2.3 TruBlueEnvironment privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.2.3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component TruBlueEnvironment. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2003-0088. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.2.3 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component TruBlueEnvironment. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

TruBlueEnvironment for MacOS 10.2.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files and gain root privileges by setting a certain environment variable that is used to write debugging information.

The weakness was published 03/03/2003 by Dave G. with @stake (Website). The advisory is available at atstake.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0088. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/15/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 databases at X-Force (11332) and SecurityFocus (BID 6859†). Similar entries are available at VDB-75, VDB-300, VDB-418 and VDB-448. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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02/14/2003 🔍
03/03/2003 +17 days 🔍
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08/07/2014 +4175 days 🔍
07/15/2024 +3630 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: atstake.com
Researcher: Dave G.
Organization: @stake
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0088 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0088
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20170
X-Force: 11332
SecurityFocus: 6859 - Apple MacOS Classic TruBlueEnvironment Environment Variable Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

Created: 08/07/2014 18:08
Updated: 07/15/2024 08:15
Changes: 08/07/2014 18:08 (53), 05/03/2019 12:52 (1), 07/15/2024 08:15 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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