Mac OS X shared_region_make_private_np() Memory Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017306
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1017306
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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-6173
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: May 22 2008
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Original Entry Date: Nov 29 2006
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via local system, Root access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes
Exploit Included: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Apple Security Advisory
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Mac OS X. A local user can obtain system privileges on the target system.
A local user can supply specially crafted input to the shared_region_make_private_np() system call to trigger a memory corruption
error and execute arbitrary commands with system privileges. A local user can also cause denial of service conditions.
LMH
discovered this vulnerability.
A demonstration exploit is available at:
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/bug-files/MOKB-28-11-2006.c
The
original advisory is available at:
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-28-11-2006.html
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Impact: A local user can obtain system privileges on the target system.
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Solution: Apple has issued a fix (Mac OS X v10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003), available from the Software Update pane in System Preferences,
or Apple's Software Downloads web site at:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
For Mac OS X v10.3.9
The download file
is named: "SecUpd2007-003Pan.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 5b6cf9b8a9d0a9afc5d9196f2e54380e5dd6d9b6
For Mac OS X Server v10.3.9
The
download file is named: "SecUpdSrvr2007-003Pan.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 89d57e9a5faa24e82a5991184468a611bc0bc0bc
For Mac
OS X v10.4.8 (PowerPC)
The download file is named: "MacOSXUpd10.4.9PPC.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 380b0db5c8978a025cfc9b19e46845a51608d5be
For
Mac OS X v10.4 (PowerPC) through v10.4.7 (PowerPC)
The download file is named: "MacOSXUpdCombo10.4.9PPC.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest
is: 32af8d8aacac4d696a339f3e11074f2f436c1772
For Mac OS X v10.4.8 (Intel)
The download file is named: "MacOSXUpd10.4.9Intel.dmg"
Its
SHA-1 digest is: 80ce586b1f5640bd2fc191354013890b8f0c47dd
For Mac OS X v10.4.4 (Intel) through v10.4.7 (Intel)
The download
file is named: "MacOSXUpdCombo10.4.9Intel.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 29c7a75a0ed2af9ed1f510e8a5c591c8dfeb9605
For Mac OS X
Server v10.4.8 (PowerPC)
The download file is named: "MacOSXServerUpd10.4.9PPC.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 5c1ba866d515c476eae55a1dbfc7dd8226804bba
For
Mac OS X Server v10.4 through v10.4.7 (PowerPC)
The download file is named: "MacOSXSrvrCombo10.4.9PPC.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is:
7b0df34abb43aace52e6298dbe2c3de24760745d
For Mac OS X Server v10.4.8 (Universal)
The download file is named: "MacOSXServerUpd10.4.9Univ.dmg"
Its
SHA-1 digest is: 9c448563e8195f561ebac2f8d15ce4bf1c6d48f5
For Mac OS X Server v10.4.7 (Universal)
The download file is named:
"MacOSXSrvrCombo10.4.9Univ.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 494e2949f101399a9691f138952f03331063bcf0
The Apple advisory is available
at:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
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Vendor URL: docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214 (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (Mac OS X)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:12:05 -0500
Subject: Mac OS X shared_region_make_private_np() Memory Corruption
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http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-28-11-2006.html
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