PT-2011-2166 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2011-10-14 · Updated 2012-01-14 · CVE-2011-0185

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.7.2

Description A format string issue exists in the debug-logging feature of Application Firewall, allowing local users to elevate privileges through a specially crafted executable file name.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.7.2, update to version 10.7.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-134

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-0185

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0185 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/50092 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/50085 · Note