Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1 Reboot privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Reboot Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-4704. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component Reboot Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 does not apply changed settings to processes that are started by launchd until the processes are restarted, which might allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

The weakness was presented 11/16/2007 by Jürgen Schmidt (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-4704 since 09/05/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. 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. 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 to version 10.5.1 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 (38492), Tenable (28252), SecurityFocus (BID 26459†), OSVDB (40691†) and Secunia (SA27695†). See VDB-3482 and VDB-3481 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for 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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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.5.1
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-2007-4704 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4704
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3483
X-Force: 38492 - Apple Mac OS X Application Firewall launchd bypass, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 26459 - Apple Max OS X Application Firewall Launchd Firewall Bypass 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: 16831 - Apple Mac OS X Application Firewall Changed Settings Error Allows Access Restrictions Bypass, 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 09:05
Changes: 12/03/2007 13:49 (91), 07/03/2017 09:09 (7), 03/16/2021 09:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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