34855 : Apple Mac OS X IOKit HID Interface Local Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-03-14

Description

Mac OS X contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered by the failure of the IOKit HID interface to properly restrict access to some events, and will allow a local attacker to access sensitive information. This flaw may lead to a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Misconfiguration
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, 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	10.4
		10.4.1
		10.4.2
		10.4.3
		10.4.4
		10.4.5
		10.4.6
		10.4.7
		10.4.8

References

Security Tracker: 1017751 1017942
CVE ID: 2007-0724 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 22948
Secunia Advisory ID: 24479 24966
ISS X-Force ID: 32973
Related OSVDB ID: 34845 34846 34847 34848 34849 34850 34851 34852 34853 34854
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-0930 ADV-2007-1470
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305445
Mail List Post: http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
News Article: http://news.com.com/Apple+megapatch+plugs+45+security+holes/2100-1002_3-6166971.html

Tools & Filters

	24811
	3947

Credit

Andrew Garber -
Michael Evans -
Alex Harper -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.9
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-03-14 | Disagree?

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