Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-0141 (CCN-48727)

Assigned:2009-02-12
Published:2009-02-12
Updated:2017-08-08
Summary: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 v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
1.6 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-0141

Source: APPLE
Type: Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2009-02-12

Source: CCN
Type: SA33937
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
33937

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1021729

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021729
Apple Xterm Lets Local Users Write to Other User Xterms

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of Security Update 2009-001

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 51965
Apple Mac OS X tty Device Permission Weakness Arbitrary Xterm Write

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
33798

Source: CCN
Type: BID-33798
Apple Mac OS X Xterm Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2009-0422

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macosx-xterm-information-disclosure(48727)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macosx-xterm-information-disclosure(48727)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    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
    apple mac os x 10.4.11
    apple mac os x server 10.4.11
    apple mac os x 10.5.6
    apple mac os x server 10.5.6