apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.x Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.x. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1728. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.x (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

mcx client for apple mac os x 10.4.x up to 10.4.1 insecurely logs portable home directory credentials which allows local users to obtain the credentials.

The bug was discovered 06/08/2005. The weakness was shared 06/08/2005 by Ilja van Sprundel with Core (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1728 since 05/24/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18437 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-006)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115260 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2005-06-08)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20957), Tenable (18437), SecurityFocus (BID 13899†), OSVDB (17271†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014148†). The entries VDB-1320, VDB-1318, VDB-1319 and VDB-1554 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 18437
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-006)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Ilja van Sprundel
Organization: Core
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1728 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1728
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25444
X-Force: 20957
SecurityFocus: 13899 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-006 Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 17271 - CVE-2005-1728 - Apple - Mac OS X - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014148
Vulnerability Center: 8933 - Apple MacOS X 10.4.1 MCX Client Insecure Portable Home Directory Credentials, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/08/2019 12:36
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (65), 06/08/2019 12:36 (14)
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