Title: Apple Macintosh OS X .DS_Store Directory Listing Disclosure Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
A vulnerability has been found in certain configurations of Macintosh OS X.
Each directory in the filesystem can contain a hidden object, ".DS_Store" containing data which includes a list of files stored there. This object is created when a local user views a given directory using the Finder.
A remote attacker may read this directory content information by submitting a URL to the vulnerable host's web service of the following form:
http://www.example.com/target_directory/.DS_store.
This information could provide an attacker with sensitive information including system configuration, installed applications, etc. Properly exploited, this information could allow an attacker to further compromise the security of the host.
Affected Products:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.0
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4
References:
- Apple: Security Updates
- MacInTouch User Reports: More security problems in Apache on Mac OS X
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