Apple Mac OS X HIToolbox kiosk mode denial of service

macos-hitoolbox-kiosk-dos (18352) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability in the HIToolbox (Human Interface Toolbox), which provides application development controls. Even if kiosk mode is enabled, a local attacker could perform a special key combination to cause the 'force quit' window to display, which would allow the attacker to close the application.

Platforms Affected:

  • 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 10.3.2
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.3
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.4
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.5
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.6
  • 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
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.6

Remedy:

Apply Security Update 2004-12-02, as listed in AppleCare Knowledge Base Document 61798. See References.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Reported:

Dec 02, 2004

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