Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.3 SSH URI -R privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SSH URI Handler. The manipulation of the argument -R leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-0489. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.3 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code of the component SSH URI Handler. The manipulation of the argument -R 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Argument injection vulnerability in the SSH URI handler for Safari on Mac OS 10.3.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code via the ProxyCommand option or (2) conduct port forwarding via the -R option.

The weakness was published 07/07/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.grok.org.uk. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0489 since 05/25/2004. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/07/2017). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16242) and SecurityFocus (BID 10406†). Similar entries are available at VDB-21934 and VDB-21933. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

05/24/2004 🔍
05/25/2004 +1 days 🔍
07/07/2004 +43 days 🔍
07/07/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/05/2014 +3803 days 🔍
07/07/2017 +945 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.grok.org.uk
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0489 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0489
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21935
X-Force: 16242 - Apple Mac OS X SSH URL handler code execution
SecurityFocus: 10406 - Apple Mac OS X SSH URI Handler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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

Created: 12/05/2014 10:47
Updated: 07/07/2017 10:53
Changes: 12/05/2014 10:47 (54), 07/07/2017 10:53 (2)
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