Apple Mac OS X privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1184. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X (Operating System) (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality. 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, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

The EPSF pipe support in enscript 1.6.3 allows remote attackers or local users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

The bug was discovered 01/21/2005. The weakness was presented 05/13/2009 with Apple as HT3549 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1184 since 12/13/2004. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20688 (Ubuntu 4.10 : enscript vulnerabilities (USN-68-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116423 (Apple Mac OS X 10.5.7 and Security Update 2009-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2009-05-12)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.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 (19012), Tenable (20688), SecurityFocus (BID 12329†), OSVDB (13154†) and Secunia (SA35074†). See VDB-23858, VDB-30376, VDB-40710 and VDB-42851 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20688
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 4.10 : enscript vulnerabilities (USN-68-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 53487
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 654-1 (enscript)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: support.apple.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT3549
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-1184 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1184
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3978

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X-Force: 19012 - enscript EPSF command execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 12329 - GNU Enscript Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35074 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 13154 - GNU Enscript EPSF Pipe Support Arbitrary Command Execution
SecurityTracker: 1012965
Vulnerability Center: 7158 - The EPSF pipe support in enscript 1.6.3 Allows Commands Execution via Shell Metacharacters, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1297

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

Created: 05/19/2009 15:39
Updated: 05/30/2019 12:08
Changes: 05/19/2009 15:39 (99), 05/30/2019 12:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:F15:103

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