Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 does not properly perform authorization during processing of record names, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Weakness
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac_os_x | Apple | * | 10.6.2 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.5 (including) | 10.5 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.5.0 (including) | 10.5.0 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.5.1 (including) | 10.5.1 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.5.2 (including) | 10.5.2 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.5.3 (including) | 10.5.3 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.5.4 (including) | 10.5.4 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.5.5 (including) | 10.5.5 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.5.6 (including) | 10.5.6 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.5.7 (including) | 10.5.7 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.5.8 (including) | 10.5.8 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.6.0 (including) | 10.6.0 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.6.1 (including) | 10.6.1 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | * | 10.6.2 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.5 (including) | 10.5 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.5.0 (including) | 10.5.0 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.5.1 (including) | 10.5.1 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.5.2 (including) | 10.5.2 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.5.3 (including) | 10.5.3 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.5.4 (including) | 10.5.4 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.5.5 (including) | 10.5.5 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.5.6 (including) | 10.5.6 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.5.7 (including) | 10.5.7 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.5.8 (including) | 10.5.8 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.6.0 (including) | 10.6.0 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.6.1 (including) | 10.6.1 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/114.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/115.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/151.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/194.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/57.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/593.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/633.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/650.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html