Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1 Launch Services access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component Launch Services. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-0038. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Launch Services. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Launch Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 allows an uninstalled application to be launched if it is in a Time Machine backup, which might allow local users to bypass intended security restrictions or exploit vulnerabilities in the application.

The bug was discovered 02/11/2008. The weakness was presented 02/12/2008 by FiSh with Sun Microsystems (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0038 since 01/03/2008. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 30255 (Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 115711 (Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 and Security Update 2008-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2008-2-11)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. 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 X-Force (40437), Tenable (30255), SecurityFocus (BID 27736†), OSVDB (41507†) and Secunia (SA28891†). See VDB-2864, VDB-3360, VDB-40977 and VDB-40976 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

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License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 30255
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102029
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: FiSh
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40973
X-Force: 40437
SecurityFocus: 27736 - Apple Mac OS X v10.5.2 2008-001 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28891
OSVDB: 41507 - CVE-2008-0038 - Apple - Mac OS X - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019360
Vulnerability Center: 17634 - Apple Mac OS X Launch Services Allows Local Users to Bypass Security Restrictions, Low
Vupen: ADV-2008-0495

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

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/31/2021 07:19
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (72), 08/05/2019 08:25 (14), 07/31/2021 07:19 (3)
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