Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-1473. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

securityagent in apple mac os x 10.4.1 allows attackers with physical access to bypass the locked screensaver and launch background applications by opening a url from a text input field.

The bug was discovered 05/16/2005. The weakness was published 06/13/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1473 since 05/07/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18353 (Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.1 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 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 (21136), Tenable (18353), SecurityFocus (BID 13696†), OSVDB (16725†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8138†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1495 and VDB-25506. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

Version

10.4.1

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 18353
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/07/2005 🔍
05/16/2005 +9 days 🔍
05/19/2005 +3 days 🔍
05/20/2005 +1 days 🔍
05/20/2005 +0 days 🔍
05/20/2005 +0 days 🔍
05/25/2005 +5 days 🔍
06/13/2005 +19 days 🔍
06/13/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3558 days 🔍
06/11/2019 +1553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1473 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1473
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25505
X-Force: 21136
SecurityFocus: 13696 - Apple Mac OS X Screensaver Contextual Menu Access Vulnerability
OSVDB: 16725 - CVE-2005-1473 - Apple - Mac OS X - Security Bypass Issue
Vulnerability Center: 8138 - Mac OS X 10.4 Allows Access to Contextual Menus in a Locked Computer, Medium

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

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/11/2019 06:57
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (62), 06/11/2019 06:57 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:599:103

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