Apple OS X Unspecified Terminal URL Handling Vulnerability

BID:10400

Info

Apple OS X Unspecified Terminal URL Handling Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10400
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2004-0485
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 22 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 05:16AM
Credit: Apple credits Reni Puls <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.2
Not Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4

Discussion

Apple OS X Unspecified Terminal URL Handling Vulnerability

Apple has made OS X fixes available for an unspecified vulnerability in terminal URL processing. Details on the nature of this vulnerability are not known at this time. There are a range of possibilities: from a vulnerability that allows for URLs to be obfuscated to full remote command execution through malicious URLs.

This alert will be updated as new information becomes available.

Exploit / POC

Apple OS X Unspecified Terminal URL Handling Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] &lt;mailto:[email protected]&gt;.

Solution / Fix

Apple OS X Unspecified Terminal URL Handling Vulnerability

Solution:
Apple has included a fix for this vulnerability in security update 2004-05-24. See referenced advisory for more information.

Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4 also addresses this issue. This update can be applied through the Software Update pane in System Preferences. Manual updates are also available through Apple's Software Downloads site.


Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3

Apple Mac OS X 10.3

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3

Apple Mac OS X 10.3.3

References

Apple OS X Unspecified Terminal URL Handling Vulnerability

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