Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 xterm access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11. This affects an unknown part of the component xterm. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-0141. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component xterm. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

XTerm in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6, when used with luit, creates tty devices with insecure world-writable permissions, which allows local users to write to the Xterm of another user.

The bug was discovered 02/12/2009. The weakness was released 02/12/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0141 since 01/16/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for 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 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.

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 (48727), Tenable (35684), SecurityFocus (BID 33798†), OSVDB (51965†) and Secunia (SA33937†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-42789, VDB-46520, VDB-46519 and VDB-46518. 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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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0141 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0141
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46521
X-Force: 48727
SecurityFocus: 33798 - Apple Mac OS X Xterm Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 33937
OSVDB: 51965 - Apple - Mac OS X - Xterm Local Privilege Escalation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20960 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6 Xterm Local Write Access Vulnerability, Low
Vupen: ADV-2009-0422

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/27/2019 17:31
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (69), 08/27/2019 17:31 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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