6824 : Apple Mac OS X DiskArbitration Removable Media Initialization Weakness
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-02-23

Description

Mac OS X contains a flaw relating to the initialization of removable media. The issue is related to an improper environment variable. The issue is triggered when an individual attempts to initialize removable media (DVD R for example). No further details have been provided.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Impact Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 10.3.4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s): Apply patch Security Update 2004-05-03.

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.	Mac OS X	10.2.8
		10.3.2
	Mac OS X Server	10.2.8
		10.3.2

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 10959
ISS X-Force ID: 15300
CVE ID: 2004-0167 (see also: NVD)
SCIP VulDB ID: 527
CERT VU: 578886
Bugtraq ID: 9731
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798

Credit

Aaron - aaronvtty.com -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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