Vulnerabilities > CVE-2005-2748 - Unspecified vulnerability in Apple mac OS X and mac OS X Server

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
apple
nessus
NVD
Published: 2005-10-25
Updated: 2008-09-05

Summary

The malloc function in the libSystem library in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting the MallocLogFile environment variable to the target file before running a setuid application.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Apple
4

Nessus

NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
NASL idMACOSX_SECUPD2005-008.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is running Apple Mac OS X, but lacks Security Update 2005-008. This security update contains fixes for the following applications : - ImageIO - LibSystem - Mail - QuickDraw - Ruby - SecurityAgent - securityd
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id19773
published2005-09-23
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/19773
titleMac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-008)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(19773);
 script_version("1.19");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14  1:59:35");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2005-1992", "CVE-2005-2524", "CVE-2005-2741", "CVE-2005-2742", "CVE-2005-2743",
                "CVE-2005-2744", "CVE-2005-2745", "CVE-2005-2746", "CVE-2005-2747", "CVE-2005-2748");
 script_bugtraq_id(14914, 14939);

 script_name(english:"Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-008)");
 script_summary(english:"Check for Security Update 2005-008");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:"The remote operating system is missing a vendor-supplied patch.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running Apple Mac OS X, but lacks
Security Update 2005-008.

This security update contains fixes for the following
applications :

- ImageIO
- LibSystem
- Mail
- QuickDraw
- Ruby
- SecurityAgent
- securityd");
 # http://web.archive.org/web/20060419122213/http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302413
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b7db6d8b");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Mac OS X 10.4 :
http://support.apple.com/downloads/Security_Update_2005_008__Mac_OS_X_10_4_2_

Mac OS X 10.3 :
http://support.apple.com/downloads/Security_Update_2005_008__Mac_OS_X_10_3_9_");
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2005/06/22");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2005/06/22");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2005/09/23");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

 script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
 script_require_keys("Host/MacOSX/packages");
 exit(0);
}


packages = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/packages");
if ( ! packages ) exit(0);


uname = get_kb_item("Host/uname");
if ( egrep(pattern:"Darwin.* (7\.[0-9]\.|8\.2\.)", string:uname) )
{
  if (!egrep(pattern:"^SecUpd(Srvr)?(2005-008|2006-00[123467]|2007-003)", string:packages)) security_hole(0);
}

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