Apple Mac OS X Terminal Window Title Escape Sequence Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:13503

Info

Apple Mac OS X Terminal Window Title Escape Sequence Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 13503
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2005-1341
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 03 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 02:06PM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to David Remahl.
Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
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 10.3.9
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4
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
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X Terminal Window Title Escape Sequence Command Execution Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X Terminal is reported prone to an input validation vulnerability.

Apple Terminal window title feature may be abused to execute arbitrary commands on a system running the vulnerable software.

It is possible to exploit this issue if an attacker can cause malicious escape sequences to be displayed in a terminal window of the vulnerable terminal.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X Terminal Window Title Escape Sequence Command Execution 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] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Apple Mac OS X Terminal Window Title Escape Sequence Command Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Apple has released advisory (APPLE-SA-2005-05-03) to address this and other issues. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.


Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9

References

Apple Mac OS X Terminal Window Title Escape Sequence Command Execution Vulnerability

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