Apple Mac OS X 10.6/10.6.1/10.6.2/10.6.3 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.6/10.6.1/10.6.2/10.6.3. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-1821. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.6/10.6.1/10.6.2/10.6.3 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Apple Mac OS X 10.6 through 10.6.3 and Mac OS X Server 10.6 through 10.6.3 allows local users to obtain system privileges.

The bug was discovered 05/06/2010. The weakness was published 04/13/2017 by Tomas Hoger (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-1821 since 05/06/2010. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 40 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47023 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.4 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 and running in the context c.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (47023) and SecurityFocus (BID 34916†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4141, VDB-48291, VDB-48184 and VDB-48183. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 47023
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-02 April-2017
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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/06/2010 +359 days 🔍
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08/30/2020 +1234 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Researcher: Tomas Hoger
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-1821 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1821
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99770
SecurityFocus: 34916 - SquirrelMail Prior to 1.4.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2010-1821 - Apple - Multiple Products - Privilege Escalation Issue

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

Created: 04/14/2017 10:14
Updated: 08/30/2020 09:36
Changes: 04/14/2017 10:14 (74), 08/30/2020 09:36 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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