Apple UserNotificationCenter Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:22188

Info

Apple UserNotificationCenter Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 22188
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-0023
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 22 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 20 2007 08:27PM
Credit: Lance M. Havok (LMH) <[email protected]> and Kevin Finisterre reported this issue.
Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple UserNotificationCenter Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. This issue stems from a flaw in the UserNotificationCenter application that results in arbitrary code-execution with wheel-group privileges.

Exploiting this issue allows local attackers to gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to a complete compromise of affected computers.

This issue affects Apple Mac OS X version 10.4.8; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Apple UserNotificationCenter Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

Apple UserNotificationCenter Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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


Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8

References

Apple UserNotificationCenter Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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