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CVE-2011-0178

The FSFindFolder API in CarbonCore in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 provides a world-readable directory in response to a call with the kTemporaryFolderType flag, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information by accessing this directory.

Published

2011-03-23T02:00:04.173

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application apple carboncore * No
Operating System apple mac_os_x ≤ 10.6.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.6.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.6.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.6.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.6.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.6.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.6.5 Yes
Application apple carboncore * Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server ≤ 10.6.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.6.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.6.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.6.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.6.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.6.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.6.5 Yes
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