Mac OS X < 10.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nessus

Critical Plugin ID: 12257

This page contains detailed information about the Mac OS X < 10.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 12257
Name: Mac OS X < 10.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Filename: macosx_multiple_vulns.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2004-05-03
This Plugin Published: 2004-06-01
Last Modification Time: 2018-07-14
Plugin Version: 1.27
Plugin Type: combined
Plugin Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Dependencies: os_fingerprint.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/OS

Vulnerability Information

Severity: Critical
Vulnerability Published: 2004-05-03
Patch Published: 2004-05-28
CVE [?]: CVE-2004-0171, CVE-2004-0430, CVE-2004-0485, CVE-2004-0513, CVE-2004-0514, CVE-2004-0515, CVE-2004-0516, CVE-2004-0517, CVE-2004-0518
CPE [?]: N/A
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes a security issue.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X that is older than 10.3.4. Such versions contain several flaws that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the remote system with root privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to Mac OS X 10.3.4 or later.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Mac OS X < 10.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/osx/afp/loginext
[AppleFileServer LoginExt PathName Overflow]
Exploit-DB: exploits/osx/remote/9931.rb
[EDB-9931: AppleFileServer 10.3.3 (OSX) - LoginEXT PathName Overflow (Metasploit)]
Exploit-DB: exploits/osx/remote/16863.rb
[EDB-16863: AppleFileServer (OSX) - LoginExt PathName Overflow (Metasploit)]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	10.0 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.7 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.7 (High)

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Plugin Source

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if(description)
{
 script_id(12257);
 script_version("1.27");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14  1:59:35");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0171", "CVE-2004-0430", "CVE-2004-0485", "CVE-2004-0513", "CVE-2004-0514",
               "CVE-2004-0515", "CVE-2004-0516", "CVE-2004-0517", "CVE-2004-0518");
 script_bugtraq_id(10268, 10271, 10432);

 script_name(english:"Mac OS X < 10.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes a security
issue." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X that is older than
10.3.4.  Such versions contain several flaws that may allow an
attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the remote system with root
privileges." );
 # nb: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300667 redirects to http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1646 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1646" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/May/msg00005.html" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Mac OS X 10.3.4 or later." );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'AppleFileServer LoginExt PathName Overflow');
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2004/06/01");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2004/05/03");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value: "2004/05/28");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_summary(english:"Various flaws in MacOS X");
 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
 script_dependencies("os_fingerprint.nasl");
 script_require_keys("Host/OS");
 exit(0);
}

#

# The Operating system is actually very detailed, because we can read
# its exact version using NTP or RendezVous
os = get_kb_item("Host/OS");
if ( ! os || "Mac OS X" >!< os ) exit(0);

if ( egrep(pattern:"Mac OS X 10\.([01]\.|3\.[0-3])", string:os) )
	security_hole(0);

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/macosx_multiple_vulns.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\macosx_multiple_vulns.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/macosx_multiple_vulns.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Mac OS X < 10.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select MacOS X Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select Mac OS X < 10.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities plugin ID 12257.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl macosx_multiple_vulns.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a macosx_multiple_vulns.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - macosx_multiple_vulns.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state macosx_multiple_vulns.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

10268, 10271, 10432

See also:

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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file macosx_multiple_vulns.nasl version 1.27. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Mac OS X < 10.3.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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