Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 Filesystem credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Filesystem. The manipulation results in credentials management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-0015. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code of the component Filesystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in fseventsd in the FSEvents framework in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 allows local users to obtain sensitive information (filesystem activities and directory names) via unknown vectors related to "credential management."

The bug was discovered 02/12/2009. The weakness was disclosed 02/12/2009 with Apple (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0015 since 12/15/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35684 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2009-001)), 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 116215 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2009-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2009-02-12)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48719), Tenable (35684), SecurityFocus (BID 33821†), OSVDB (51973†) and Secunia (SA33937†). The entries VDB-3868, VDB-3872, VDB-38543 and VDB-42789 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 35684
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2009-001)
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OpenVAS ID: 102026
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Organization: Apple
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0015 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0015
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46512
X-Force: 48719
SecurityFocus: 33821 - Apple Mac OS X 'FSEvents' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 33937
OSVDB: 51973 - Apple - Mac OS X - 'FSEvents' Local Information Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20952 - Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 FSEvents Framework Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0422

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/27/2019 16:53
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (72), 08/27/2019 16:53 (9)
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