Description
The Finder in Mac OS X and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges by creating a hard link from the .DS_Store file to an arbitrary file.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Apple Mac OSX - '.DS_Store' Arbitrary File Overwrite EDB-793 · local · Feb 7, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 14188 third-party-advisory
- 12458 vdb-entry
- finder-dsstore-file-overwrite(19253) vdb-entry
- 20050207 [OSX Finder] DS_Store arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability. mailing-list
- APPLE-SA-2005-05-03 vendor-advisory