PT-2010-2304 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2010-06-17 · Updated 2010-06-17 · CVE-2010-0546

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.3

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions 10.5.8, and 10.6 before 10.6.4

Description The issue allows local users to delete arbitrary folders via a symlink attack in conjunction with an unmount operation on a crafted volume, related to the Cleanup At Startup folder.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.8, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.6 before 10.6.4, update to version 10.6.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-0546

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0546 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/40220 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/40871 · Patch
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024103 · Note