Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-5856. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Quick Look Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1, when previewing an HTML file, does not prevent plug-ins from making network requests, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

The bug was discovered 12/17/2007. The weakness was disclosed 12/19/2007 by Kevin Finisterre (Sean) (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-5856 since 11/06/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29723 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-009)), 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 115676 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2007-009 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-12-17)).

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 (39105), Tenable (29723), SecurityFocus (BID 26910†), OSVDB (40727†) and Secunia (SA28136†). The entries VDB-2085, VDB-3475, VDB-3517 and VDB-35351 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 29723
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-009)
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OpenVAS ID: 102023
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre (Sean)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5856 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5856
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40122
X-Force: 39105
SecurityFocus: 26910 - Apple Mac OS X v10.5.1 2007-009 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28136
OSVDB: 40727 - CVE-2007-5856 - Apple - Mac OS X - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019106
Vulnerability Center: 17184 - Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 Quick Look Sensitive Information Disclosure, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-4238

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/02/2019 08:18
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (72), 08/02/2019 08:18 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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