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Apple Mac OS X securityd privilege escalation vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X securityd privilege escalation vulnerability

Date Discovered: 2005. szeptember 22.
Date Published: 2005. szeptember 23.
Last Updated: 2005. szeptember 23.

Vulnerability Description

Vulnerability ID:          33417
Discovered By:            anonymous
Exploitable Locally:     Yes
Exploitable Remotely: No
Impact:                        A local attacker can gain additional privileges.
Root Cause:                 Software Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X contains a vulnerability that can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges. The vulnerability occurs due to Authorization Services not properly limiting the permissions a user can assign him or herself. An unprivileged attacker can gain administrative level privileges.

Affected Technologies

Apple: Mac OS X 10.3.9
Apple: Mac OS X 10.4.2
Apple: Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
Apple: Mac OS X Server 10.4.2

 

 

More information on CA Vulnerability Information Center: 
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=33417

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2005-10-02 11:56

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