Apple Mac OS X NetInfo Manager unauthorized root access
| macos-netinfo-root-access (10097) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X could allow a local attacker to gain root access, caused by a vulnerability in NetInfo Manager. By default, the NetInfo Manager is installed setuid root. A local attacker could run NetInfo Manager to gain root access to the file system, which would allow the attacker to view or write to any file on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Sep 12 2002 - 19:52:28 CDT : Security Issue with Mac OS X.
- BID-5705: Mac OS X NetInfo Manager Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1269: Unknown vulnerability in NetInfo Manager application in Mac OS X 10.2.2 allows local users to access restricted parts of a filesystem.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
Reported:
Sep 13, 2002
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