Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.5 Security Policy cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Security Policy Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-0396. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.5 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component Security Policy Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Mail in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.5, when patched with Security Update 2006-001, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Real Name value in an e-mail attachment sent in AppleDouble format, which triggers the overflow when the user double-clicks on an attachment.

The weakness was shared 03/10/2006 by Kevin Finisterre (DiGiT) with Apple (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0396 since 01/24/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl and been published 5 days after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at digitalmunition.com. It is declared as functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21073 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-002)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115340 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2006-03-13)).

Upgrading 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 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25209), Exploit-DB (1583), Tenable (21073), SecurityFocus (BID 17081†) and OSVDB (23872†). The entries VDB-2080, VDB-2081, VDB-29190 and VDB-29189 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 21073
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-002)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: apple.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre (DiGiT)
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0396 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0396
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2079
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X-Force: 25209 - Apple Mac OS X mail attachment buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 17081 - Apple Mac OS X Mail Message Attachment Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 19129 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 23872 - Apple Mac OS X Mail.app Attachment AppleDouble Header Processing Buffer Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1015762
Vupen: ADV-2006-0949

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

Created: 03/20/2006 16:14
Updated: 01/20/2025 02:36
Changes: 03/20/2006 16:14 (89), 04/21/2018 09:14 (12), 01/20/2025 02:36 (17)
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