23641 : Apple Mac OS X BOMArchiveHelper Traversal Arbitrary File Overwrite
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-02-28

Description

Mac OS X contains a flaw that allows an attacker to create archive files which unpack to arbitrary directories which are writable by the current user. The issue is due to the BOM framework not properly sanitizing paths to be written.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation, Other
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Apple has released a patch (2006-001) to address this vulnerability.

Products

Apple Inc.	Mac OS X	10.3.x
		10.4
		10.4.1
		10.4.2
		10.4.3
		10.4.4
		10.4.5

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 19064
CVE ID: 2006-0391 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 23636 23637 23638 23639 23640 23642 23643 23644 23645 23646 23647 23648 23649
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0789.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
Other Advisory URL: http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=399
News Article: http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;?articleID=181500394

Tools & Filters

	3273

Credit

Anonymous - iDefense Labs VCP

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 1.7
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-03-06 | Disagree?

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