InsomniaX 2.1.8 Arbitrary Kernel Extension Loading Vulnerability

It was found that the loader application bundled with InsomniaX can be used to load arbitrary Kernel Extensions kext. The loader is normally used to load a kext file that is needed to disable the Lid Sleep. A flaw has been found in the loader that allows a local attacker to load or unload any...

MacOSXLabs RsyncX 2.1 - Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11211/info It is reported that RsyncX is prone to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. RsyncX is installed setuid root and setgid wheel. It is reported that RsyncX drops root privileges properly but fails to drop...

MacOSXLabs RsyncX 2.1 - Local Privilege Escalation

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11211/info It is reported that RsyncX is prone to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. RsyncX is installed setuid root and setgid wheel. It is reported that RsyncX drops root privileges properly but fails to drop setgid wheel privileges before...

FreeBSD 3.3 - gdc Local Buffer Overflow

FreeBSD 3.3 - gdc Local Buffer Overflow // source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/834/info There is a buffer overflow vulnerability known to be present in the version of gdc shipped with the 3.3-RELEASE version of FreeBSD. By default, only users in group wheel have execute access to gdc. The...