Description
XTerm in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6, when used with luit, creates tty devices with insecure world-writable permissions, which allows local users to write to the Xterm of another user.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Affected products
- Apple / mac_os_x10.4.11 – 10.4.11
- Apple / mac_os_x10.5.6 – 10.5.6
- Apple / mac_os_x_server10.4.11 – 10.4.11
- Apple / mac_os_x_server10.5.6 – 10.5.6
References
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48727
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33798
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/33937
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
- MISChttp://securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/Feb/1021729.html