Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4 LoginWindow privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component LoginWindow. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2004-0514. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component LoginWindow. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in LoginWindow for Mac OS X 10.3.4, related to "handling of directory services lookups."

The bug was discovered 05/29/2004. The weakness was released 08/18/2004 by David Brown with vtty.com as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0514 since 06/01/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12257 (Mac OS X < 10.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 c.

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 (16289), Tenable (12257), SecurityFocus (BID 10432†), OSVDB (8435†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1010330†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-543, VDB-681, VDB-682 and VDB-680. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for 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: 12257
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/28/2004 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: David Brown
Organization: vtty.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0514 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0514
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22131
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X-Force: 16289
SecurityFocus: 10432 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 8435 - CVE-2004-0514 - Apple - Mac OS X - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1010330
Vulnerability Center: 14614 - Mac OS X Privilege Escalation in LoginWindow, High

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

Created: 12/18/2014 16:12
Updated: 11/19/2024 18:38
Changes: 12/18/2014 16:12 (74), 07/16/2019 16:30 (4), 11/19/2024 18:38 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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