Apple Mac OS X Script Editor symlink
| macosx-scripteditor-symlink (45786) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X Script Editor could allow a local attacker to launch a symlink attack. Scripting dictionary temporary files 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 could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system with elevated privileges.
*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 2008-007, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
References:
- Apple Web site: About Security Update 2008-007 .
- BID-31681: RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- BID-31716: Apple Script Editor Unspecified Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-4214: Unspecified vulnerability in Script Editor in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows local users to cause the scripting dictionary to be written to arbitrary locations, related to an insecure file operation on temporary files.
- SA32222: Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1021029: Mac OS X Script Editor Uses Unsafe Temporary Files That Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2780: Apple Mac OS X Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
- Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.5
Reported:
Oct 09, 2008
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