Description
Open Scripting Architecture in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4, and some other 10.4 and 10.5 versions, does not properly restrict the loading of scripting addition plugins, which allows local users to gain privileges via scripting addition commands to a privileged application, as originally demonstrated by an osascript tell command to ARDAgent.
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.
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Exploit-DB 1
- Apple Mac OSX 10.x - Applescript ARDAgent Shell Privilege Escalation EDB-31940 · local · Jun 19, 2008 · verified
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References
- ADV-2008-1905 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2008-07-31 vendor-advisory
- 30776 third-party-advisory
- apple-macosx-ardagent-command-execution(43294) vdb-entry
- http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/06/18/1919224.shtml
- 29831 vdb-entry
- 1020345 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2008-09-16 vendor-advisory