{"vuid":"VU#147587","idnumber":"147587","name":"Mac OS X utility gm4 contains format string vulnerability","keywords":["gm4","MAC OS X","format string"],"overview":"The gm4 utility of Mac OS X contains a buffer overflow, which may allow a root compromise through other programs.","clean_desc":"The gm4 utility of Mac OS X contains a buffer overflow. Some setuid root programs on Mac OS X may rely on gm4, possibly allowing a root compromise through these programs.","impact":"An attacker may gain root privileges on the Mac OS X system.","resolution":"The CERT/CC is currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem.","workarounds":"None.","sysaffected":"","thanks":"Thanks to KF for reporting this vulnerability.","author":"This document was written by Shawn Van Ittersum.","public":[],"cveids":[""],"certadvisory":"","uscerttechnicalalert":null,"datecreated":"2002-02-27T00:53:53Z","publicdate":"2001-10-22T00:00:00Z","datefirstpublished":"2002-09-23T20:19:18Z","dateupdated":"2003-04-11T22:10:35Z","revision":14,"vrda_d1_directreport":"","vrda_d1_population":"","vrda_d1_impact":"","cam_widelyknown":"15","cam_exploitation":"0","cam_internetinfrastructure":"3","cam_population":"15","cam_impact":"19","cam_easeofexploitation":"8","cam_attackeraccessrequired":"10","cam_scorecurrent":"7.695","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknown":"9.8325","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknownexploited":"18.3825","ipprotocol":"","cvss_accessvector":"","cvss_accesscomplexity":"","cvss_authentication":null,"cvss_confidentialityimpact":"","cvss_integrityimpact":"","cvss_availabilityimpact":"","cvss_exploitablity":null,"cvss_remediationlevel":"","cvss_reportconfidence":"","cvss_collateraldamagepotential":"","cvss_targetdistribution":"","cvss_securityrequirementscr":"","cvss_securityrequirementsir":"","cvss_securityrequirementsar":"","cvss_basescore":"","cvss_basevector":"","cvss_temporalscore":"","cvss_environmentalscore":"","cvss_environmentalvector":"","metric":7.695,"vulnote":null}