Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4 AppleFileServer privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component AppleFileServer. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2004-0518. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component AppleFileServer. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in AppleFileServer for Mac OS X 10.3.4, related to "the use of SSH and reporting errors," has unknown impact and attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 05/29/2004. The weakness was published 08/18/2004 by David Brown with vtty.com (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.seifried.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0518 since 06/01/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 (16288), Tenable (12257), SecurityFocus (BID 10432†), OSVDB (8439†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1010333†). Similar entries are available at VDB-543, VDB-681, VDB-682 and VDB-680. 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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Nessus ID: 12257
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.seifried.org
Researcher: David Brown
Organization: vtty.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0518 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0518
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22135
X-Force: 16288
SecurityFocus: 10432 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 8439 - CVE-2004-0518 - Apple - Mac OS X - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1010333
Vulnerability Center: 14616 - Mac OS X Unspecified SSH Vulnearbility in AppleFileServe, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 12/18/2014 16:13
Updated: 07/16/2019 16:33
Changes: 12/18/2014 16:13 (68), 07/16/2019 16:33 (9)
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