CVE-2009-0013

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6 - Privilege Escalation via dscl Password Exposure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

dscl in DS Tools in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6 requires that passwords must be provided as command line arguments, which allows local users to gain privileges by listing process information.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/Feb/1021722.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33759
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48717
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33815

Scores

EPSS 0.0032
EPSS Percentile 24.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-255
Status published
Products (4)
apple/mac_os_x 10.4.11
apple/mac_os_x 10.5.6
apple/mac_os_x_server 10.4.11
apple/mac_os_x_server 10.5.6
Published Feb 13, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026