Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0064. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

DesktopServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.3 preserves file ownership during an authenticated Finder copy, which might allow local users to bypass intended disk-quota restrictions and have unspecified other impact by copying files owned by other users.

The weakness was disclosed 03/30/2010 as HT4077 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-0064. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45372 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.3 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. 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 (45372), SecurityFocus (BID 39230†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25692†). The entries VDB-48189, VDB-50877, VDB-49430 and VDB-52475 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 45372
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102039
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.0

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03/12/2009 🔍
12/15/2009 +277 days 🔍
03/29/2010 +104 days 🔍
03/30/2010 +1 days 🔍
03/30/2010 +0 days 🔍
05/11/2010 +42 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1773 days 🔍
05/03/2026 +4063 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4077
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0064 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0064
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52442
SecurityFocus: 39230 - Apple Mac OS X Incorrect Copied File Ownership Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25692 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.6.3 DesktopServices Local Security Bypass Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/03/2026 21:28
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (62), 02/24/2017 10:08 (8), 09/06/2021 08:47 (4), 09/06/2021 08:49 (1), 05/03/2026 21:28 (15)
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