PT-2010-2280 · Apple · Macos X Server

Published 2010-03-30 · Updated 2010-06-21 · CVE-2010-0522

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X Server version 10.5.8

Description The issue concerns the Server Admin in Apple Mac OS X Server, where it fails to properly determine the privileges of users who had former membership in the admin group. This allows remote authenticated users to leverage their former membership to obtain a server connection via screen sharing.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X Server version 10.5.8, consider restricting access to screen sharing for users who have had former membership in the admin group until a proper fix is applied. As a temporary workaround, review and manually adjust the privileges of such users to prevent unauthorized access.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-0522

Affected Products

Macos X Server

References · 3

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0522 · Security Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 · Vendor Advisory