40722 : Apple Mac OS X Software Update Modified Distribution Definition File Remote Code Execution
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
18	902	over 4 years ago	about 1 year ago	13 times	90%

Timeline

Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date
2007-12-17	2007-12-17

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Mac OS X. Software Update fails to validate the distribution definition file sent by the update server resulting in a man-in-the-middle oppurtunity. With a specially crafted file that specifies the "allow-external-scripts" option, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Apple has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.	Mac OS X	10.5.1
		10.5

References

Security Tracker: 1019106
CVE ID: 2007-5863 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 26908
Secunia Advisory ID: 28136
ISS X-Force ID: 39111
Related OSVDB ID: 40720 40721 40723 40724 40725 40726 40727 40728 40729 40730 40731 40732 40733 40734 40735 40736 40737 40738
Metasploit ID: 40722
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-4238
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307224
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate20070091110411ppc.html
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate20070091110411universal.html
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2007009111051.html
Mail List Post: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/485237/100/0/threaded
CERT: TA07-352A

Tools & Filters

	29723

Credit

Moritz Jodeit - moritzjodeit.org - http://www.jodeit.org/

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-12-20 | Disagree?

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