Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10 remote_cmds component access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10. Affected is an unknown function of the component remote_cmds component. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-5889. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.10 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown function of the component remote_cmds component. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

rsh in the remote_cmds component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to obtain root privileges via vectors involving environment variables.

The weakness was published 10/09/2015 by Maksymilian Arciemowicz with CXsecurity (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-5889 since 08/06/2015. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit and been published 3 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370192 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3)).

Upgrading to version 10.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (38540), SecurityFocus (BID 76908†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53094†). Similar entries are available at VDB-67455, VDB-78301, VDB-78310 and VDB-78311. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Metasploit
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-02 October-15
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Saint ID: exploit_info/mac_os_x_rsh_env_pe
Saint Name: Mac OS X rsh Environment Variables Privilege Elevation

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MetaSploit ID: rsh_libmalloc.rb
MetaSploit Name: Mac OS X 10.9.5 / 10.10.5 - rsh/libmalloc Privilege Escalation
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11

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08/06/2015 🔍
09/30/2015 +55 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: 133826
Researcher: Maksymilian Arciemowicz
Organization: CXsecurity
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5889 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78330
SecurityFocus: 76908 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.11 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033703
Vulnerability Center: 53094 - Apple MacOS X before 10.11 Local Code Execution Related to the Rsh Binary - CVE-2015-5889, High

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

Created: 10/12/2015 10:31
Updated: 11/21/2024 22:23
Changes: 10/12/2015 10:31 (58), 02/01/2018 07:31 (23), 06/20/2022 14:10 (4), 06/20/2024 23:32 (14), 11/21/2024 22:23 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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