Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 System Configuration Subsystem privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8. This affects an unknown part of the component System Configuration Subsystem. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0088. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component System Configuration Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The System Configuration subsystem in Mac OS 10.2.8 allows local users to modify network settings, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0087.

The bug was discovered 01/27/2004. The weakness was disclosed 01/26/2004 by Dave G. with @stake (Website). The advisory is shared at docs.info.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0088. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12517 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2004-01-26)), 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 immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (14997), Tenable (12517), SecurityFocus (BID 9504†), OSVDB (6820†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14402†). The entries VDB-75, VDB-300, VDB-526 and VDB-681 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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: 12517
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2004-01-26)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/26/2004 🔍
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01/27/2004 +1 days 🔍
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03/03/2004 +36 days 🔍
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07/06/2004 +88 days 🔍
02/26/2007 +965 days 🔍
10/15/2014 +2788 days 🔍
07/15/2019 +1734 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Dave G.
Organization: @stake
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0088 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0088
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21617
X-Force: 14997
SecurityFocus: 9504 - Multiple Apple Mac OS X Operating System Component Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 6820 - Apple Mac OS X System Configuration Local User configd Modification
Vulnerability Center: 14402 - Apple MacOS X System Configuration Subsystem Vulnerability, Low

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

Created: 10/15/2014 15:11
Updated: 07/15/2019 14:12
Changes: 10/15/2014 15:11 (70), 07/15/2019 14:12 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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