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Description:
vulnerability was reported in the Apple Mac OS X securityd. A local user may be able to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The securityd Authorization Services function allows a local user to grant themselves certain privileged rights, including the ability to manipulate arbitrary files. This may allow the local user to obtain elevated privileges.
Solution:
Apple has released a fix as part of Security Update 2005-008, available from the Software Update pane in System Preferences, or Apple's Software Downloads web site at:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
For Mac OS X v10.4.2 and Mac OS X Server v10.4.2
The download file is named: "SecUpd2005-008Ti.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 9284ab3e3ed19761b74edb1afffba052f606c993
For Mac OS X v10.3.9 and Mac OS X Server v10.3.9
The download file is named: "SecUpd2005-008Pan.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 65f4dde09ee46fb9e1d58259f4085d90f420fae0
Original Advisory
Apple Security Advisory
Vendor URL
docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 (Links to External Site)
Cause
Access control error
Underlying OS
UNIX (Mac OS X)
Reported By
Apple Product Security <product-security@apple.com>