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Mac OS X cd9660.util Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10440
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Release Date:
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2003-12-16
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Last Update:
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2004-03-16
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Popularity:
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19,571 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Apple Macintosh OS X
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2003-1006
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Description:
Max has reported a vulnerability in Mac OS X, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to escalate their privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the utility "cd9660.util" when handling input to the probe for mounting ("-p") parameter. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by supplying an overly long, specially crafted string as argument.
Successful exploitation may potentially allow execution of arbitrary code with "root" privileges.
Solution:
Apply Security Update 2003-12-19.
Mac OS X 10.2.8 Client and Server:
http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n120291
Mac OS X 10.3.2 Client and Server:
http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n120292
NOTE: These security updates also fix numerious other vulnerabilities (see "Other References" section).
Provided and/or discovered by:
Max
Changelog:
2003-12-22: Apple releases security updates.
2004-03-16: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
Other References:
SA10474:
http://secunia.com/advisories/10474/
US-CERT VU#878526:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/878526
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