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Apple Remote Desktop Insecure Default Package Permissions
Secunia Advisory: SA22982
Release Date: 2006-11-17
Popularity: 7,231 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Apple Remote Desktop 3.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-4413


Description:
A security issue has been reported in Apple Remote Desktop, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

The problem is caused due to insecure default permissions on the included built-in packages used to install and upgrade client systems. This can be exploited to modify the packages on Apple Remote Desktop admin systems.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code with "root" privileges on client systems when installing or updating the software.

Solution:
Update to version 3.1.

Apple Remote Desktop 3.1 Client:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/appleremotedesktop31client.html

Apple Remote Desktop 3.1 Admin:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/appleremotedesktop31admin.html

Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Andrew Mortensen, University of Michigan.

Original Advisory:
Apple:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304824


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