Apple Mac OS X 10.4 LaunchServices code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple Mac OS X 10.4. Impacted is an unknown function of the component LaunchServices. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-0398. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component LaunchServices. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Safari, LaunchServices, and/or CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.5 allows attackers to trick a user into opening an application that appears to be a safe file type. NOTE: due to the lack of specific information in the vendor advisory, it is not clear how CVE-2006-0397, CVE-2006-0398, and CVE-2006-0399 are different.

The weakness was presented 03/10/2006 by Will Dormann and Andris Baumberger (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-0398 since 01/24/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21073 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-002)), 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 115340 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2006-03-13)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25269), Tenable (21073), OSVDB (23870†), Secunia (SA19129†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015760†). See VDB-2080, VDB-2081, VDB-2079 and VDB-29190 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 21073
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-002)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Will Dormann, Andris Baumberger
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0398 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0398
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29188
X-Force: 25269 - Apple Mac OS X open safe files after downloading command execution
Secunia: 19129 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 23870 - Apple Mac OS X LaunchServices Safe File Type Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1015760 - Apple Safari 'Safe' File Type Processing Flaw May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vupen: ADV-2006-0949

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 07/08/2021 11:25
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (65), 09/09/2017 05:48 (8), 07/08/2021 11:25 (3)
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