Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8/10.3.3 Default Protocol Helper privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8/10.3.3. Affected is an unknown function of the component Default Protocol Helper. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0485. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8/10.3.3 (Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Default Protocol Helper. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The default protocol helper for the disk: URI on Mac OS X 10.3.3 and 10.2.8 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files by causing a disk image file (.dmg) to be mounted as a disk volume.

The bug was discovered 05/22/2004. The weakness was presented 07/07/2004 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0485 since 05/20/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 12519 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2004-05-24)), 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 (16166), Tenable (12519), SecurityFocus (BID 10356†), OSVDB (6536†) and Secunia (SA11622†). See VDB-21934 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 12519
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2004-05-24)
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05/17/2004 🔍
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05/21/2004 +1 days 🔍
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12/05/2014 +2824 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0485 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0485
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21933
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X-Force: 16166
SecurityFocus: 10356 - Apple Mac OS X Help Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 11622 - Mac OS X URI Handler Arbitrary Code Execution, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 6536 - CVE-2004-0485 - Apple - Mac OS X - File Modification Issue
Vulnerability Center: 14606 - Apple Mac OS X Directory Traversal and Code Execution via Disk Image File, High

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

Created: 12/05/2014 10:46
Updated: 11/19/2024 18:38
Changes: 12/05/2014 10:46 (69), 07/16/2019 16:17 (7), 11/19/2024 18:38 (17)
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