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Apple Products ARDAgent Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Secunia Advisory:

SA30776

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Release Date:

2008-06-23

Last Update:

2008-09-17

Popularity:

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Critical:

Less critical

Impact:

Privilege escalation

Where:

Local system

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

OS:

Apple Macintosh OS X

Software:

Apple Remote Desktop 3.x

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Solution:
Apply Security Update 2008-005 or update Apple Remote Desktop to version 3.2.2.

Security Update 2008-005 Server (PPC):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2008005serverppc.html

Security Update 2008-005 Server (Intel):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2008005serverintel.html

Security Update 2008-005 (PPC):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2008005ppc.html

Security Update 2008-005 (Intel):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2008005intel.html

Security Update 2008-005 (Leopard):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2008005leopard.html

Apple Remote Desktop 3.2.2 Admin:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/appleremotedesktop322admin.html

Apple Remote Desktop 3.2.2 Client:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/appleremotedesktop322client.html

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported in the Macshadows.com forums and via Slashdot.

Changelog:
2008-06-25: Added CVE reference.
2008-06-26: Added links to "Other References" section.
2008-08-01: Updated "Solution" section. Added vendor link to the "Original Advisory" section.
2008-09-17: Added Apple Remote Desktop to list of affected products. Added vendor link to "Original Advisory" section. Updated "Description" and "Solution" sections.

Original Advisory:
Apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2647
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3145

http://www.macshadows.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8640
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/18/1919224

Other References:
http://www.macshadows.com/kb/index.php?title=ARDAgent_exploit
http://www.macshadows.com/kb/index.ph....apple.SystemLoginItems.plist_Exploit

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