Information disclosure in Apple Carboncore
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.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.003 (25.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Carboncore
- Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2
- Apple Mac_os_x_server — versions 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)