Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-3646 - Race Condition vulnerability in Apple mac OS X 10.5.5

047910
CVSS 6.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
apple
CWE-362
nessus
NVD
Published: 2008-10-10
Updated: 2017-08-08

Summary

The Postfix configuration file in Mac OS X 10.5.5 causes Postfix to be network-accessible when mail is sent from a local command-line tool, which allows remote attackers to send mail to local Mac OS X users.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Apple
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Leveraging Race Conditions
    This attack targets a race condition occurring when multiple processes access and manipulate the same resource concurrently and the outcome of the execution depends on the particular order in which the access takes place. The attacker can leverage a race condition by "running the race", modifying the resource and modifying the normal execution flow. For instance a race condition can occur while accessing a file, the attacker can trick the system by replacing the original file with his version and cause the system to read the malicious file.
  • Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions
    This attack targets a race condition occurring between the time of check (state) for a resource and the time of use of a resource. The typical example is the file access. The attacker can leverage a file access race condition by "running the race", meaning that he would modify the resource between the first time the target program accesses the file and the time the target program uses the file. During that period of time, the attacker could do something such as replace the file and cause an escalation of privilege.

Nessus

NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
NASL idMACOSX_SECUPD2008-007.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.4 that does not have the security update 2008-007 applied. This security update contains fixes for the following products : - Apache - Certificates - ClamAV - ColorSync - CUPS - Finder - launchd - libxslt - MySQL Server - Networking - PHP - Postfix - PSNormalizer - QuickLook - rlogin - Script Editor - Single Sign-On - Tomcat - vim - Weblog
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id34374
published2008-10-10
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34374
titleMac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-007)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


if (!defined_func("bn_random")) exit(0);
if (NASL_LEVEL < 3004) exit(0);



include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(34374);
  script_version("1.31");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14  1:59:35");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2007-2691",
    "CVE-2007-4850",
    "CVE-2007-5333",
    "CVE-2007-5342",
    "CVE-2007-5461",
    "CVE-2007-5969",
    "CVE-2007-6286",
    "CVE-2007-6420",
    "CVE-2008-0002",
    "CVE-2008-0226",
    "CVE-2008-0227",
    "CVE-2008-0674",
    "CVE-2008-1232",
    "CVE-2008-1389",
    "CVE-2008-1678",
    "CVE-2008-1767",
    "CVE-2008-1947",
    "CVE-2008-2079",
    "CVE-2008-2364",
    "CVE-2008-2370",
    "CVE-2008-2371",
    "CVE-2008-2712",
    "CVE-2008-2938",
    "CVE-2008-3294",
    "CVE-2008-3432",
    "CVE-2008-3641",
    "CVE-2008-3642",
    "CVE-2008-3643",
    "CVE-2008-3645",
    "CVE-2008-3646",
    "CVE-2008-3647",
    "CVE-2008-3912",
    "CVE-2008-3913",
    "CVE-2008-3914",
    "CVE-2008-4101",
    "CVE-2008-4211",
    "CVE-2008-4212",
    "CVE-2008-4214",
    "CVE-2008-4215"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(
    24016,
    26070,
    26765,
    27006,
    27140,
    27236,
    27413,
    27703,
    27706,
    27786,
    29106,
    29312,
    29502,
    29653,
    29715,
    30087,
    30279,
    30494,
    30496,
    30633,
    30795,
    30994,
    31051,
    31681,
    31692,
    31707,
    31708,
    31711,
    31715,
    31716,
    31718,
    31719,
    31720,
    31721,
    31722
  );

  script_name(english:"Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-007)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the presence of Security Update 2008-007");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various
security issues." );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.4 that
does not have the security update 2008-007 applied. 

This security update contains fixes for the following products :

  - Apache
  - Certificates
  - ClamAV
  - ColorSync
  - CUPS
  - Finder
  - launchd
  - libxslt
  - MySQL Server
  - Networking
  - PHP
  - Postfix
  - PSNormalizer
  - QuickLook
  - rlogin
  - Script Editor
  - Single Sign-On
  - Tomcat
  - vim
  - Weblog" );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216" );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html" );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Install Security Update 2008-007 or later." );
  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:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"d2_elliot_name", value:"Apache Tomcat File Disclosure");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_d2_elliot", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'MySQL yaSSL SSL Hello Message Buffer Overflow');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'D2ExploitPack');
  script_cwe_id(16, 20, 22, 79, 94, 119, 189, 200, 264, 352, 362, 399);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2008/10/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2007/10/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value: "2008/10/09");
  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_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/MacOSX/packages", "Host/uname");
  exit(0);
}


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

if (egrep(pattern:"Darwin.* (8\.[0-9]\.|8\.1[01]\.)", string:uname))
{
  packages = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/packages");
  if (!packages) exit(0);

  if (!egrep(pattern:"^SecUpd(Srvr)?(2008-00[78]|2009-|20[1-9][0-9]-)", string:packages))
    security_hole(0);
}
else if (egrep(pattern:"Darwin.* (9\.[0-5]\.)", string:uname))
{
  packages = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/packages/boms");
  if (!packages) exit(0);

  if (!egrep(pattern:"^com\.apple\.pkg\.update\.security\.2008\.007\.bom", string:packages))
    security_hole(0);
}

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