Apple Mac OS X up to 10.2.4 DropBox privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.2.4. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component DropBox. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0198. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.2.4 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component DropBox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Mac OS X before 10.2.5 allows guest users to modify the permissions of the DropBox folder and read unauthorized files.

The weakness was presented 05/05/2003 with Apple (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0198 since 04/04/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 10.2.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11830), SecurityFocus (BID 7324†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35519†). See VDB-26, VDB-31 and VDB-20400 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.2.5

Timelineinfo

04/04/2003 🔍
04/10/2003 +6 days 🔍
04/10/2003 +0 days 🔍
05/05/2003 +25 days 🔍
05/05/2003 +0 days 🔍
07/10/2012 +3354 days 🔍
08/11/2014 +762 days 🔍
04/14/2017 +977 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Organization: Apple
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20403
X-Force: 11830
SecurityFocus: 7324 - Apple MacOS X DropBox Folder Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 35519 - Mac OS X Before 10.2.5 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 08/11/2014 23:43
Updated: 04/14/2017 14:09
Changes: 08/11/2014 23:43 (53), 04/14/2017 14:09 (9)
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