VAR-200311-0048
Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2025-04-03 22:16Finder in Mac OS X 10.2.8 and earlier sets global read/write/execute permissions on directories when they are dragged (copied) from a mounted volume such as a disk image (DMG), which could cause the directories to have less restrictive permissions than intended. These issues may cumulatively allow an attacker to cause denial of service, arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation and unauthorized access. There are multiple instances in Apple Mac OS X where files are installed or created with insecure permissions or inappropriate permissions. This could permit local attackers to modify sensitive files or potentially even replace binaries, which could then be executed by another user. Mac OS X is an operating system used on Mac machines, based on the BSD system. The same happens when dragging a folder into a mounted DMG. This reset only occurs on directories, not file permissions. Because these directories contain applications, an attacker can overwrite any application with a Trojan horse. When executed by other high-privilege users, it will lead to privilege escalation. World-writable files include: - Application and supporting executables. - Directory - Shared Objects - Configuration Files - HTML and JavaScript These files mostly exist in the following directories: -/Applications -/Library/Application Support -/Library/StartupItems
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Vulnerability timeline
Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC
How durations are calculated
Following the VTEM framework (Black Hat USA 2015), time to patch starts when the vendor or a coordinator was informed, total time to patch at discovery, and disclosure to patch at public disclosure; vendor response time runs from the report to its acknowledgement. Time to exploit and time unpatched start at the earliest discovery or report, falling back to public disclosure. Unpatched time ends at the first recorded patch, or the calculation time when no patch is recorded. Exploitation to patch shows the interval between those two events; a published proof of concept is a public exploit, not exploitation.
Each result shows its source dates. A negative interval means the end event came first; when date-only inputs leave the order open, the result says so. Date-only inputs are approximate. The earliest evidence wins: KEV report dates and sightings are labelled as such. Records describing another vulnerability are listed but never calculated from, and a PoC alone does not establish exploitation. Missing patch evidence does not prove that no patch exists. Filters below change the event list only.
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