CVE-2010-0546 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

32%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

81%

Folder Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, and 10.6 before 10.6.4, 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.

Folder Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, and 10.6 before 10.6.4, 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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 3.3. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Apple Mac OS X

First reported 14 years ago

2010-06-17 16:30:00

Last updated 14 years ago

2010-06-17 16:30:00

Affected Software

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8

10.5.8

Apple Mac OS X 10.6.0

10.6.0

Apple Mac OS X 10.6.1

10.6.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2

10.6.2

Apple Mac OS X 10.6.3

10.6.3

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.8

10.5.8

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.0

10.6.0

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.1

10.6.1

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.2

10.6.2

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.3

10.6.3

References

APPLE-SA-2010-06-15-1

Vendor Advisory

40220

Vendor Advisory

1024103

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188

Patch, Vendor Advisory

40871

Patch

ADV-2010-1481

Patch, Vendor Advisory

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