Apple Mac OS X Untrusted Java Applet Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:14826

Info

Apple Mac OS X Untrusted Java Applet Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14826
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2005-2530
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 13 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 05:06PM
Credit: This issue was reported by the vendor.
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: Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.4

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X Untrusted Java Applet Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to a vulnerability that can allow an untrusted Java applet to gain elevated privileges.

It is conjectured that this could allow the applet to access resources with the privilege level of the user running the applet, potentially allowing the applet to read, write, or execute files on the system that are accessible to the user.

It should be noted that this issue is only specific to Java running on Mac OS X 10.3.9 and prior.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X Untrusted Java Applet Privilege Escalation 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 Untrusted Java Applet Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Apple has released an update to address this issue in Mac OS X v10.3.9.


Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9

References

Apple Mac OS X Untrusted Java Applet Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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