Apple Mac OS X vpnd format string
| macos-vpnd-format-string (34505) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a format string vulnerability in vpnd. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running vpnd with arguments containing specially-crafted format specifiers which would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system with root privileges.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| 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.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue May 29 2007 - 06:26:31 CDT: Mac OS X vpnd local format string.
- BID-24144: Apple Mac OS X 2007-005 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- BID-24208: Apple Mac OS X VPND Local Format String Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0753: Format string vulnerability in the VPN daemon (vpnd) in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.9 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via the -i parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 35143: Mac OS X VPN Daemon (vpnd) -i Parameter Local Format String
- SECTRACK ID: 1018125: Mac OS X vpnd Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges
- 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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