Apple Mac OS X PackageKit Format String Vulnerability
🗓️ 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac OS X 10.6 < 10.6.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 6 Jan 201100:00 | – | nessus | |
| Mac OS X 10.6 < 10.6.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 6 Jan 201100:00 | – | nessus | |
| Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 6 Jan 201100:00 | – | nessus | |
| CVE-2010-4013 | 10 Jan 201119:18 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2010-4013 | 10 Jan 201119:18 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2010-3989 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2010-4013 | 10 Jan 201120:00 | – | nvd | |
| Apple Mac OS X PackageKit Format String Vulnerability | 23 Aug 201100:00 | – | openvas | |
| Format string | 10 Jan 201120:00 | – | prion | |
| Apple Mac OS PackageKit Distribution脚本远程代码执行漏洞 | 11 Jan 201100:00 | – | seebug |
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| support | www.support.apple.com/kb/HT4498 |
| lists | www.lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2011//Jan/msg00000.html |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/45693 |
| securitytracker | www.securitytracker.com/id |
| secunia | www.secunia.com/advisories/42841 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902715");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2010-4013");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-08-23 07:05:00 +0200 (Tue, 23 Aug 2011)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_name("Apple Mac OS X PackageKit Format String Vulnerability");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("Mac OS X Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/osx_name", "ssh/login/osx_version", re:"ssh/login/osx_version=^10\.6\.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4498");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45693");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/42841");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024938");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2011//Jan/msg00000.html");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow attackers to cause an unexpected
application termination or arbitrary code execution.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Mac OS X version 10.6 through 10.6.5
Mac OS X Server version 10.6 through 10.6.5.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to a format string error in PackageKit's handling of
distribution scripts. A man-in-the-middle attacker may be able to cause an unexpected application termination
or arbitrary code execution when the Software Update checks for new updates.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Mac OS X/Server version 10.6.6 or later.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security update according to
Mac OS X 10.6.6 Update.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("version_func.inc");
osName = get_kb_item("ssh/login/osx_name");
if(!osName || "Mac OS X" >!< osName)
exit(0);
osVer = get_kb_item("ssh/login/osx_version");
if(!osVer)
exit(0);
if(osVer =~ "^10\.6\." && version_in_range(version:osVer, test_version:"10.6.0", test_version2:"10.6.5")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:osVer, fixed_version:"10.6.6");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);Data
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