KisMac Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

BID:6336

Info

KisMac Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 6336
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Dec 04 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 04 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Vulnerability discovery credited to Norbert Rittel.
Vulnerable: KisMAC KisMAC 0.2 a
KisMAC KisMAC 0.1 c
KisMAC KisMAC 0.1 b
KisMAC KisMAC 0.1 a
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

KisMac Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

KisMAC is a freely available net stumbling application for Apple's Mac OS X.

A problem has been reported in the KisMAC application. When the Apple Package Manager is used to install the application, the installation program may change file permissions to unsafe modes. This could lead to local users gaining unauthorized access to sensitive files.

Exploit / POC

KisMac Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

No exploit is required for this vulnerability.

Solution / Fix

KisMac Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

Solution:
A fixed version is available:


KisMAC KisMAC 0.1 a

KisMAC KisMAC 0.1 c

KisMAC KisMAC 0.1 b

KisMAC KisMAC 0.2 a

References

KisMac Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

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