Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server syslog forgery
| macos-syslog-forgery (23344) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server could allow a local attacker to forger entries in syslog. A local attacker could send arbitrary control characters to the syslog to create false entries into the syslog.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.3
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
Remedy:
Apply Security Update 2005-009, as listed in AppleCare Knowledge Base Document 302847. See References.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- AppleCare Knowledge Base Document 302847, About Security Update 2005-009 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847.
- BID-15647: RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-009 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-3704: System log server in Mac OS X and OS X Server 10.4 through 10.4.3 allows remote attackers to spoof syslog messages in log files by injecting various control characters such as newline (NL).
- OSVDB ID: 21277: Mac OS X syslog Spoofed Log Entry Insertion
- SA17813: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015293: Mac OS X syslog May Let Local Users Forge Log Entries
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-2659: Apple Security Update Fixes Multiple Mac OS X Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Nov 29, 2005
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