Apple Mac OS X 10.4 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-0739. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.9 displays the software update window beneath the loginwindow authentication dialog in certain circumstances related to running scheduled tasks, which allows local users to bypass authentication controls.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2007. The weakness was shared 04/24/2007 by Landon Fuller with Mu Security research team (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-0739 since 02/05/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. 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. 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)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (25081), SecurityFocus (BID 23569†), OSVDB (34864†), Secunia (SA24966†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017939†). The entries VDB-2060, VDB-2870, VDB-33942 and VDB-34769 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 5.9
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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: Upgrade
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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-2007-0739 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0739
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36329
SecurityFocus: 23569 - Apple Mac OS X 2007-004 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24966
OSVDB: 34864 - Apple Mac OS X Login Window Software Update Authentication Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1017939
Vulnerability Center: 14951 - Apple Mac OS X Login Window Authentication Bypass via Software Update Window, Low
Vupen: ADV-2007-1470

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

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 07/14/2021 12:34
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (56), 07/17/2019 09:39 (22), 07/14/2021 12:34 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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