Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.5 LaunchServices code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.5. This affects an unknown part of the component LaunchServices. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-0397. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.5 (Operating System). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component LaunchServices. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Safari, LaunchServices, and/or CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.5 allows attackers to trick a user into opening an application that appears to be a safe file type. NOTE: due to the lack of specific information in the vendor advisory, it is not clear how CVE-2006-0397, CVE-2006-0398, and CVE-2006-0399 are different.

The weakness was released 03/10/2006 by Will Dormann and Andris Baumberger with CERT/CC (Website). The advisory is shared at docs.info.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-0397 since 01/24/2006. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl Module. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4174.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25269), Tenable (21073), SecurityFocus (BID 16736†), OSVDB (23871†) and Secunia (SA19129†). macnn.com is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2080, VDB-2079, VDB-28854 and VDB-29190. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / 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: Will Dormann, Andris Baumberger
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0397 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0397
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2081
X-Force: 25269 - Apple Mac OS X open safe files after downloading command execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 16736 - Apple Mac OS X Archive Metadata Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 19129 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 23871 - Apple Mac OS X CoreTypes Safe File Type Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1015760
Vulnerability Center: 10643 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4-10.4.5 Unspecified Vulnerabilities in Safari, LaunchServices and CoreTypes, Critical
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: 06/15/2019 12:28
Changes: 03/20/2006 16:14 (98), 06/15/2019 12:28 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:9A1:103

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