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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component AFP Server. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2010-0533. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component AFP Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Directory traversal vulnerability in AFP Server in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 allows remote attackers to list a share root's parent directory, and read and modify files in that directory, via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was disclosed 03/30/2010 by Patrik Karlsson (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0533. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. 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 T1006 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45374 (AFP Server Directory Traversal), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117331 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2010-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1)).
Upgrading to version 10.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (45374), SecurityFocus (BID 39172†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25247†). The entries VDB-48954, VDB-48189, VDB-49430 and VDB-52475 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 45374
Nessus Name: AFP Server Directory Traversal
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OpenVAS ID: 102039
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.0
Timeline
02/03/2010 🔍03/29/2010 🔍
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03/30/2010 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Patrik Karlsson
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0533 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0533
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52437
SecurityFocus: 39172 - Apple Mac OS X AFP Server AFP Share Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25247 - Apple MacOS X Server AFP Server Prior to 10.6.3 Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability, High
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 12:22Updated: 05/03/2026 21:28
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (62), 02/22/2017 10:54 (9), 09/06/2021 08:19 (4), 09/06/2021 08:20 (1), 05/03/2026 21:28 (18)
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