Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1 Block All Connections privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Block All Connections Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-4702. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Block All Connections Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5, when "Block all incoming connections" is enabled, does not prevent root processes or mDNSResponder from accepting connections, which might allow remote attackers or local root processes to bypass intended access restrictions.

The weakness was released 11/16/2007 by Jürgen Schmidt (Website). The advisory is shared at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4702 since 09/05/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28252 (Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.1 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 c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115663 (Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-11-15)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at docs.info.apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. 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 (38506), Tenable (28252), SecurityFocus (BID 26461†), OSVDB (40691†) and Secunia (SA27695†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3482 and VDB-3483. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 28252
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102030
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: docs.info.apple.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Jürgen Schmidt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4702 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4702
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3481
X-Force: 38506 - Apple Mac OS X Application Firewall blocked connections bypass, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 26461 - Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Application Firewall Misleading Configuration Weakness
Secunia: 27695 - Apple Mac OS X Application Firewall Weaknesses and Security Issue, Less Critical
OSVDB: 40691 - Apple Mac OS X Application Firewall Launched Process Persistence Setting Change Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1018958 - Mac OS X Application Firewall Bugs May Let Remote Users Access the Services on the Target System
Vulnerability Center: 16829 - Apple Mac OS X Application Firewall Allows Remote Attackers to Bypass access Restrictions, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2007-3897

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

Created: 12/03/2007 13:49
Updated: 03/16/2021 08:54
Changes: 12/03/2007 13:49 (89), 06/07/2017 16:04 (10), 03/16/2021 08:54 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:1FA:103

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