CVE-2009-0013 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

dscl in DS Tools in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6 requires that passwords must be provided as command line arguments, which allows local users to gain privileges by listing process information.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0007.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.6:::::::*

No data.

No data.

Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Apple Subscribe	Mac Os X Subscribe Mac Os X Server Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-0026	dscl in DS Tools in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.6 requires that passwords must be provided as command line arguments, which allows local users to gain privileges by listing process information.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2009/Feb/1021722.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33759
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33815
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48717

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:17:10.459Z

Reserved: 2008-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0013

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-02-13T00:30:04.860

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-0013

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-255

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