CVE-2007-0117

DiskManagementTool in the DiskManagement.framework 92.29 on Mac OS X 10.4.8 does not properly validate Bill of Materials (BOM) files, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a BOM file under /Library/Receipts/, which triggers arbitrary file permission changes upon execution of a diskutil permission repair operation.

Score

CVSS 2.0 10.0 Critical

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2007-01-09

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Mac Os X (Apple)
• Mac Os X Server (Apple)

References

• http://osvdb.org/31167
• http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-05-01-2007.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23653
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21899
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0074