Apple Mac OS X 10.3 Terminal Application privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Terminal Application. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0913. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Terminal Application. 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:

Unknown vulnerability in the Terminal application for Mac OS X 10.3 (Client and Server) may allow "unauthorized access."

The bug was discovered 11/04/2003. The weakness was released 12/01/2003 with Apple (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0913 since 11/04/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12514 (Mac OS X Terminal Application Unspecified Issue (Security Update 2003-11-04)), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. 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 (13620), Tenable (12514), SecurityFocus (BID 8979†), OSVDB (2777†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-17235†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 12514
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Terminal Application Unspecified Issue (Security Update 2003-11-04)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Apple
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0913 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0913
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21016
X-Force: 13620
SecurityFocus: 8979 - Apple MacOS X Terminal Unspecified Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
OSVDB: 2777 - Apple - MacOS X - Terminal Unspecified Unauthorized - Access Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17235 - Mac OS X Terminal Application Vulnerability Allows Unauthorized Remote Access to the System, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2014 17:31
Updated: 08/02/2019 14:34
Changes: 08/21/2014 17:31 (66), 08/02/2019 14:34 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:206:103

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