Apple Mac OS X Passwordserver Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:16904

Info

Apple Mac OS X Passwordserver Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 16904
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2005-3701
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 29 2005 12:00AM
Updated: May 06 2008 03:06AM
Credit: Discovered by an unknown researcher.
Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
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 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
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X Passwordserver Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The 'passwordserver' tool is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

This issue can allow local attackers on Open Directory master servers to gain elevated privileges.

NOTE: This issue was previously discussed in BID 15647 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-009 Multiple Vulnerabilities), but has been assigned its own record to better document the vulnerability.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X Passwordserver Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

Apple Mac OS X Passwordserver Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Apple has released advisory APPLE-SA-2005-11-29, which includes fixes to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.


Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.6

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.7

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.8

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3

References

Apple Mac OS X Passwordserver Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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