Mac OS X System Preferences Writeconfig Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:22148

Info

Mac OS X System Preferences Writeconfig Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 22148
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-0022
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 21 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 20 2007 04:41PM
Credit: Kevin Finisterre discovered this issue.
Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Mac OS X System Preferences Writeconfig Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Mac OS X is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability because the 'System Preferences' utility fails to verify the 'PATH' environment variable.

A successful attack can allow local attackers to gain superuser privileges.

Mac OS X 10.4.8 is reported vulnerable; other versions may be affected as well.

Exploit / POC

Mac OS X System Preferences Writeconfig Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

A proof of concept is available.

Solution / Fix

Mac OS X System Preferences Writeconfig Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9

References

Mac OS X System Preferences Writeconfig Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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