Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 Access Restriction access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0511. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Access Restriction. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Podcast Producer in Apple Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.3 deletes the access restrictions of a Podcast Composer workflow when this workflow is overwritten, which allows attackers to access a workflow via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 03/30/2010 by Patrik Karlsson with Laconic Security as HT4077 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0511. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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 39020†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25300†). The entries VDB-50877, VDB-52475, VDB-52474 and VDB-52473 are pretty similar. 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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Remote: Yes

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.0

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02/03/2010 🔍
03/29/2010 +54 days 🔍
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04/06/2010 +7 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1808 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4077
Researcher: Patrik Karlsson
Organization: Laconic Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0511 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0511
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52457
SecurityFocus: 39020 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 25300 - Mac OS X 10.6-10.6.2 Allows Access Validation Vulnerability, Low

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

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/04/2026 04:43
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (61), 02/22/2017 16:34 (10), 09/06/2021 09:45 (4), 09/06/2021 09:48 (1), 02/02/2025 03:27 (16), 05/04/2026 04:43 (1)
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