Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.2 Driver Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component Driver Handler. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0167. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3.2 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Driver Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

DiskArbitration in Mac OS X 10.2.8 and 10.3.2 does not properly initialize writeable removable media.

The weakness was disclosed 02/23/2004 by aaron with @stake und iDEFENSE Labs (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0167. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 10.3.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at info.apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15300), SecurityFocus (BID 9731†), OSVDB (6824†), Secunia (SA10959†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14579†). info.apple.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-526, VDB-528, VDB-529 and VDB-21647 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.3.4
Patch: info.apple.com

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02/23/2004 🔍
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02/24/2004 +1 days 🔍
03/15/2004 +20 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +24 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: aaron
Organization: @stake und iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0167 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0167
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-527
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X-Force: 15300 - Apple Mac OS X unknown issue in DiskArbitration implementation, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 9731 - Multiple Apple Mac OS X Local And Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 10959 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 6824 - Apple Mac OS X DiskArbitration Removable Media Initialization Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 14579 - Mac OS X 10.2.8 and 10.3.2 DiskArbitration Improper Initialization of Writeable Removable Media, High

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

Created: 02/24/2004 17:25
Updated: 12/27/2024 23:26
Changes: 02/24/2004 17:25 (55), 12/13/2016 20:22 (23), 12/27/2024 23:26 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:937:103

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