Apple Mac OS X Image Capture symlink
| macosx-imagecapture-symlink (42719) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X Image Capture could allow a local attacker to launch a symlink attack, caused by the improper handling of temporary files that are created with insecure permissions. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a symbolic link from a temporary file to other files on the system, which would allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system with the privileges of the victim, access the contents of images being resized, or obtain sensitive information.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.3 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.9 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
Apply Security Update 2008-003, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
References:
- Apple Web site: About the security content of Security Update 2008-003 / Mac OS X 10.5.3.
- BID-29412: RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-003 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- BID-29521: Apple Mac OS X Image Capture Local Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1572: Image Capture in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 does not properly use temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, and display images that are being resized by this application.
- OSVDB ID: 45706: Apple Mac OS X Image Capture Temporary File Handling Arbitrary File Overwrite
- SA30430: Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1020141: Mac OS X Image Capture Lets Local Users View Files and Gain Elevated Privileges
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1697: Apple Mac OS X Command Execution and Security Bypass Issues
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
Reported:
May 28, 2008
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