Vulnerabilities > CVE-2013-0969 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls vulnerability in Apple mac OS X 10.8.0/10.8.1/10.8.2
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
NONE Summary
Login Window in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.3 does not prevent application launching with the VoiceOver feature, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass authentication and make arbitrary System Preferences changes via unspecified use of the keyboard.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 3 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Accessing, Modifying or Executing Executable Files An attack of this type exploits a system's configuration that allows an attacker to either directly access an executable file, for example through shell access; or in a possible worst case allows an attacker to upload a file and then execute it. Web servers, ftp servers, and message oriented middleware systems which have many integration points are particularly vulnerable, because both the programmers and the administrators must be in synch regarding the interfaces and the correct privileges for each interface.
- Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files, when the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high. The attack can be directed at a client system, such as causing buffer overrun through loading seemingly benign image files, as in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028 where specially crafted JPEG files could cause a buffer overrun once loaded into the browser. Another example targets clients reading pdf files. In this case the attacker simply appends javascript to the end of a legitimate url for a pdf (http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/danger-danger-danger/) http://path/to/pdf/file.pdf#whatever_name_you_want=javascript:your_code_here The client assumes that they are reading a pdf, but the attacker has modified the resource and loaded executable javascript into the client's browser process. The attack can also target server processes. The attacker edits the resource or configuration file, for example a web.xml file used to configure security permissions for a J2EE app server, adding role name "public" grants all users with the public role the ability to use the administration functionality. The server trusts its configuration file to be correct, but when they are manipulated, the attacker gains full control.
- Blue Boxing This type of attack against older telephone switches and trunks has been around for decades. A tone is sent by an adversary to impersonate a supervisor signal which has the effect of rerouting or usurping command of the line. While the US infrastructure proper may not contain widespread vulnerabilities to this type of attack, many companies are connected globally through call centers and business process outsourcing. These international systems may be operated in countries which have not upgraded Telco infrastructure and so are vulnerable to Blue boxing. Blue boxing is a result of failure on the part of the system to enforce strong authorization for administrative functions. While the infrastructure is different than standard current applications like web applications, there are historical lessons to be learned to upgrade the access control for administrative functions.
- Restful Privilege Elevation Rest uses standard HTTP (Get, Put, Delete) style permissions methods, but these are not necessarily correlated generally with back end programs. Strict interpretation of HTTP get methods means that these HTTP Get services should not be used to delete information on the server, but there is no access control mechanism to back up this logic. This means that unless the services are properly ACL'd and the application's service implementation are following these guidelines then an HTTP request can easily execute a delete or update on the server side. The attacker identifies a HTTP Get URL such as http://victimsite/updateOrder, which calls out to a program to update orders on a database or other resource. The URL is not idempotent so the request can be submitted multiple times by the attacker, additionally, the attacker may be able to exploit the URL published as a Get method that actually performs updates (instead of merely retrieving data). This may result in malicious or inadvertent altering of data on the server.
- Target Programs with Elevated Privileges This attack targets programs running with elevated privileges. The attacker would try to leverage a bug in the running program and get arbitrary code to execute with elevated privileges. For instance an attacker would look for programs that write to the system directories or registry keys (such as HKLM, which stores a number of critical Windows environment variables). These programs are typically running with elevated privileges and have usually not been designed with security in mind. Such programs are excellent exploit targets because they yield lots of power when they break. The malicious user try to execute its code at the same level as a privileged system call.
Nessus
| NASL family | MacOS X Local Security Checks |
| NASL id | MACOSX_10_8_3.NASL |
| description | The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.8.x that is prior to 10.8.3. The newer version contains multiple security-related fixes for the following components : - Apache - CoreTypes - International Components for Unicode - Identity Services - ImageIO - IOAcceleratorFamily - Kernel - Login Window - Messages - PDFKit - QuickTime - Security Note that the update also runs a malware removal tool that will remove the most common variants of malware. |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 65577 |
| published | 2013-03-15 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/65577 |
| title | Mac OS X 10.8.x < 10.8.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities |
| code | |
Seebug
bulletinFamily exploit description BUGTRAQ ID: 58512 CVE(CAN) ID: CVE-2013-0969 Apple Mac OS X是苹果电脑操作系统软件。 Apple Mac OS X 10.8.3之前版本的登录窗口没有阻止应用用VoiceOver功能启动，允许物理位置接近的攻击者绕过身份验证并通过键盘更改系统首选项。 0 Apple Mac OS X 10.7.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.7.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.7.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.7.1 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7.4 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7.3 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7.2 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7.1 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.8 厂商补丁： Apple ----- 目前厂商已经发布了升级补丁以修复这个安全问题，请到厂商的主页下载： http://support.apple.com/ id SSV:60684 last seen 2017-11-19 modified 2013-03-19 published 2013-03-19 reporter Root title Apple Mac OS X 本地安全绕过漏洞 bulletinFamily exploit description BUGTRAQ ID: 58494 CVE(CAN) ID: CVE-2013-0966,CVE-2013-0967,CVE-2013-0969,CVE-2013-0970,CVE-2013-0971,CVE-2013-0973,CVE-2013-0976 Apple Mac OS X是苹果电脑操作系统软件。 Apple Mac OS X 10.8.3之前版本在实现上存在多个安全漏洞，攻击者可利用这些漏洞执行任意代码、造成拒绝服务、未授权访问、窃取敏感信息、绕过安全限制及其他攻击。 0 Apple Mac OS X 10.7.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.7.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.7.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.7.1 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7.4 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7.3 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7.2 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7.1 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.8 厂商补丁： Apple ----- 目前厂商已经发布了升级补丁以修复这个安全问题，请到厂商的主页下载： http://support.apple.com/ id SSV:60678 last seen 2017-11-19 modified 2013-03-19 published 2013-03-19 reporter Root title Apple Mac OS X 多个安全漏洞(2013-001)