17347 : Apple Mac OS X CFBundleIdentifier Duplicate Bundle ID Widget Replacement
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2005-05-10	2005-05-10

Description

Mac OS X contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary code. The issue is triggered when an attacker creates a Dashboard widget with the same CFBundleIdentifier as an existing system widget, causing it to be loaded instead of the system widget. It is possible that the flaw may allow arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Other
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB 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	10.4
		10.4.1

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 16047
Related OSVDB ID: 17880
CVE ID: 2005-1933 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 21186
CERT VU: 983429
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301948
Other Advisory URL: http://www1.cs.columbia.edu/~aaron/files/widgets/

Credit

mithras.the.prophet - mithras.the.prophetgmail.com -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-06-13 | Disagree?

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