Apple Mac OS X gm4 utility buffer overflow
| macos-gm4-utility-bo (10174) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X could allow a local attacker to gain root privileges, caused by a buffer overflow in the gm4 utility. By default, some programs that use gm4 are installed setuid root. A local attacker could run gm4 in order to exploit vulnerabilities in other programs that use gm4 to gain root privileges on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Mac OS X (10.3 or later), as listed in AppleCare Knowledge Base Document 61798. See References.
References:
- AppleCare Knowledge Base Document 61798: Security Update 2003-08-14.
- BID-9074: Apple Mac OS X Jaguar/Panther Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2001-1411: Format string vulnerability in gm4 (aka m4) on Mac OS X may allow local users to gain privileges if gm4 is called by setuid programs.
- US-CERT VU#147587: Mac OS X utility gm4 contains format string vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.0
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.0.1
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.0.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.0.3
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.1
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.3
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.4
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.5
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
Reported:
Sep 23, 2002
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