27737 : Apple Mac OS X dyld Error Output Local Information Disclosure
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-07-14

Description

Mac OS X contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when a malicious local user specifies dynamic linker options that cause privileged applications to display information to standard output which the user is not authorized to view, resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Unknown

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Apple has released a patch (Security Update 2006-004) 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
		10.4.6
		10.4.7

References

CVE ID: 2006-3499 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 21253
Related OSVDB ID: 27730 27731 27732 27733 27734 27735 27736 27738 27739 27740 27741 27742 27743 27744 27745
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304063

Credit

Neil Archibald -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 2.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-08-04 | Disagree?

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