15637 : Apple Mac OS X AppleWebKit Local Domain JavaScript Execution
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Last Modified
about 1 year ago

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Disclosure
Apr 12, 2005

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 Mac OS X contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The issue is due to XMLHttpRequest granting read access to any file on the system with a known path that the user has access to. This may allow an attacker to place an HTML file on the user's system, which can then be accessed to execute arbitrary code.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Rumored
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Apple has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products
Apple Computer, Inc.
Watch-list
Mac OS X
Watch-list
 10.3
10.3.1
10.3.2
10.3.3
10.3.4
10.3.5
10.3.6
10.3.7
10.3.8
Omni Group
Watch-list
OmniWeb
Watch-list
 5.1
Shiira Project
Watch-list
Shiira
Watch-list
 0.93

References

Tools & Filters
18062
2833

Credit
  • David Remahl - davidremahl.se -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-06-13 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_0 Availability_impact_0

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