Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.2 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.2. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-2752. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.2 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An unspecified kernel interface in Mac OS X 10.4.2 and earlier does not properly clear memory before reusing it, which could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1126 and CVE-2005-1406.

The bug was discovered 11/07/2005. The weakness was published 10/28/2005 by Ilja van Sprundel with DarkArt Consulting Services (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at docs.info.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2752 since 08/30/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20113 (Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.3 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115298 (Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2005-10-31)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23011), Tenable (20113), SecurityFocus (BID 15252†), OSVDB (20431†) and Secunia (SA17368†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1371, VDB-1462, VDB-1852 and VDB-1853. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 20113
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Ilja van Sprundel
Organization: DarkArt Consulting Services
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2752 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2752
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26735
X-Force: 23011
SecurityFocus: 15252 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-10-31 Multiple Local Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17368 - Mac OS X Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 20431 - Apple Mac OS X Unspecified Kernel Interface Local Information Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1015127
Vulnerability Center: 9725 - Mac OS X 10.4-10.4.2 Local Information Disclosure via Previously Cached Memory, Low
Vupen: ADV-2005-2256

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/11/2019 06:59
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (74), 06/11/2019 06:59 (10)
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