Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1 Directory Services mkfifo information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is the function mkfifo of the component Directory Services. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-2330. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function mkfifo of the component Directory Services. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

slapconfig in Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 allows local users to select a readable output file into which the server password will be written by an OpenLDAP system administrator, related to the mkfifo function, aka an "insecure file operation issue."

The bug was discovered 09/15/2008. The weakness was released 09/16/2008 by Robert Swiecki with Google Security Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2330 since 05/18/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34211 (Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.5 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 115955 (Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 and Security Update 2008-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2008-09-15)).

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 (45164), Tenable (34211), SecurityFocus (BID 31189†), OSVDB (48182†) and Secunia (SA31882†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-42790, VDB-42001, VDB-42000 and VDB-41999. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 34211
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102033
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: Robert Swiecki
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2330 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2330
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44051
X-Force: 45164
SecurityFocus: 31189 - Apple Mac OS X 2008-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31882
OSVDB: 48182 - CVE-2008-2330 - Apple - Mac OS X - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020874
Vulnerability Center: 19477 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 - 10.5.4 Directory Services slapconfig Allows Insecure File Operation, Low
Vupen: ADV-2008-2584

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/16/2019 21:44
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (74), 08/16/2019 21:44 (12)
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