Apple Mac OS X 10.4 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple Mac OS X 10.4. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-0738. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to strengthen authentication.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.9 does not display the screen saver authentication dialog in certain circumstances when waking from sleep, even though the "require a password to wake the computer from sleep" option is enabled, which allows local users to bypass authentication controls.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2007. The weakness was presented 04/24/2007 by Landon Fuller with Mu Security research team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0738 since 02/05/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25081 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-004)), 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 115539 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2007-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-04-19)).

It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (25081), SecurityFocus (BID 23569†), OSVDB (34863†), Secunia (SA24966†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017939†). See VDB-2060, VDB-2870, VDB-33942 and VDB-34769 for similar entries. 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 25081
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-004)
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Recommended: Authentication
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Landon Fuller
Organization: Mu Security research team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0738 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0738
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36328
SecurityFocus: 23569 - Apple Mac OS X 2007-004 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24966
OSVDB: 34863 - Apple Mac OS X Login Window Screen Saver Password Protection Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1017939
Vulnerability Center: 14945 - Apple Mac OS X Login Windows Authentication Bypass while Not Displaying Screen Saver, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1470

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 07/18/2019 14:00
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (80), 07/18/2019 14:00 (2)
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