Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.2 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.2. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-4700. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.2 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in WebKit on Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows remote attackers to use Safari as an indirect proxy and send attacker-controlled data to arbitrary TCP ports via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2007. The weakness was shared 11/14/2007 by Ilja van Sprundel (Sean) with RISE Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-4700 since 09/05/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28212 (Mac OS X < 10.4.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-008)), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. 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 (38486), Tenable (28212), SecurityFocus (BID 26444†), OSVDB (40687†) and Secunia (SA27643†). The entries VDB-1498, VDB-3185, VDB-3342 and VDB-3343 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 28212
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.4.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-008)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Ilja van Sprundel (Sean)
Organization: RISE Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4700 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4700
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39719
X-Force: 38486
SecurityFocus: 26444 - Apple Mac OS X v10.4.11 2007-008 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27643 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 40687 - CVE-2007-4700 - Apple Mac OS X - WebKit - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018948
Vulnerability Center: 16863 - Apple Mac OS X WebKit Allows Remote Attackers to Bypass Security Restrictions using Safari, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3868

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/31/2019 09:17
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (82), 07/31/2019 09:17 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:CBB:103

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