Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-2504. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

the system profiler in mac os x 10.4.2 labels a bluetooth device with "requires authentication: no" even when the user has selected the "require pairing for security" option which could confuse users about which setting is valid.

The weakness was shared 08/19/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2504. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19463 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115270 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2005-08-17)).

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 (40632), Tenable (19463), SecurityFocus (BID 14567†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-10357†). The entries VDB-1128, VDB-1078, VDB-22503 and VDB-22509 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

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Nessus ID: 19463
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)
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08/10/2005 🔍
08/15/2005 +5 days 🔍
08/19/2005 +4 days 🔍
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02/19/2006 +184 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3307 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2504 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2504
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26064
X-Force: 40632
SecurityFocus: 14567
Vulnerability Center: 10357 - Bluetooth in Mac OS X 10.4.2 Labeled \x27Requires Authentication: No\x27, High

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/05/2021 16:22
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (49), 06/11/2019 06:57 (10), 07/05/2021 16:06 (2), 07/05/2021 16:14 (2), 07/05/2021 16:22 (1)
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