Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 Application Firewall access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Application Firewall. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-0046. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Application Firewall. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 has an incorrect German translation for the "Set access for specific services and applications" radio button that might cause the user to believe that the button is used to restrict access only to specific services and applications, which might allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

The bug was discovered 03/18/2008. The weakness was published 03/18/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0046 since 01/03/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 31605 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-002)), 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 115754 (Apple Security Update 2008-002 Not Installed).

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 (41317), Tenable (31605), SecurityFocus (BID 28368†), OSVDB (43375†) and Secunia (SA29420†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3489, VDB-35080, VDB-35079 and VDB-37788. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 31605
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-002)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0046 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0046
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41545
X-Force: 41317
SecurityFocus: 28368 - Apple Mac OS X Application Firewall German Translation Insecure Configuration Weakness
Secunia: 29420 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 43375 - Apple - Mac OS X - Application Firewall German Translation Insecure Configuration Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1019658
Vulnerability Center: 17995 - Apple Mac OS X Application Firewall Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Bypass Restrictions, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0924

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/07/2019 16:36
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (78), 08/07/2019 16:36 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:346:103

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