Apple Mac OS X Alias Manager disk image code execution
| macos-diskimage-code-execution (34498) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper validation of duplicate filenames on disk images with the same name by the Alias Manager service. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system, if the attacker could persuade the victim to mount a disk image and open a malicious file.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply Apple Security Update 2007-005, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
References:
- Apple Security Update 2007-005: About Security Update 2007-005.
- Apple Web site: Apple security updates.
- BID-24144: Apple Mac OS X 2007-005 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-0740: Alias Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.9 does not display files with the same name in mounted disk images that have the same name, which might allow user-assisted attackers to trick a user into executing malicious files.
- OSVDB ID: 35147: Mac OS X Alias Manager Duplicate File Name Display Weakness
- SECTRACK ID: 1018121: Mac OS X Alias Manager May Allow Users to Cause Arbitrary Code to Be Executed by the Target User
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1939: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Remote Code Execution and Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9
Reported:
May 24, 2007
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