Vulnerabilities > CVE-2007-0023 - Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Apple mac OS X 10.4.8

047910
CVSS 6.9 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
apple
nessus

Summary

The CFUserNotificationSendRequest function in UserNotificationCenter.app in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, when used in combination with diskutil, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious InputManager in Library/InputManagers in a user's home directory, which is executed when Cocoa applications attempt to notify the user.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Apple
1

Nessus

NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
NASL idMACOSX_SECUPD2007-002.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.4 that does not have Security Update 2007-002 applied. This update fixes security flaws in the following applications : - Finder - iChat - UserNotification
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id24354
published2007-02-16
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2007-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/24354
titleMac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-002)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

if ( ! defined_func("bn_random") ) exit(0);

include("compat.inc");

if(description)
{
 script_id(24354);
 script_version ("1.16");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2007-0021", "CVE-2007-0023", "CVE-2007-0197", "CVE-2007-0613", "CVE-2007-0614", "CVE-2007-0710");
 script_bugtraq_id(21980, 22146, 22188, 22304);

 script_name(english:"Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-002)");
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update which fixes several
security issues." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.4 that does not
have Security Update 2007-002 applied. 

This update fixes security flaws in the following applications :

- Finder
- iChat
- UserNotification" );
 # http://web.archive.org/web/20080110231039/http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305102
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?22a97335" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Install Security Update 2007-002 :

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2007002universal.html
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2007002panther.html" );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
 script_cwe_id(20, 119, 399);

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2007/02/16");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2007/01/09");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value: "2007/02/15");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14  1:59:35");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x");
script_end_attributes();

 script_summary(english:"Check for the presence of the SecUpdate 2007-002");
 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2018 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\.[0-8]\.)", string:uname) )
{
  if (!egrep(pattern:"^SecUpd(Srvr)?(2007-00[2-9]|200[89]-|20[1-9][0-9]-)", string:packages)) 
    security_hole(0);
}

Packetstorm

data sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/53874/MOAB-22-01-2007.rb.txt
idPACKETSTORM:53874
last seen2016-12-05
published2007-01-24
reporterKevin Finisterre
sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/53874/MOAB-22-01-2007.rb.txt.html
titleMOAB-22-01-2007.rb.txt