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From the "Mac's just work and don't get viruses" vault....

Posted on 1/2/18 at 3:37 pm
Posted by jcole4lsu
The Kwisatz Haderach
Member since Nov 2007
30922 posts
Posted on 1/2/18 at 3:37 pm
15 year old 0 day


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On the first day of 2018, a researcher using the online moniker Siguza released the details of the unpatched zero-day macOS vulnerability, which he suggests is at least 15 years old, and proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code on GitHub. The bug is a serious local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability that could enable an unprivileged user (attacker) to gain root access on the targeted system and execute malicious code. Malware designed to exploit this flaw could fully install itself deep within the system. From looking at the source, Siguza believes this vulnerability has been around since at least 2002, but some clues suggest the flaw could actually be ten years older than that. "One tiny, ugly bug. Fifteen years. Full system compromise," he wrote.


baaaaaw, baaaaaw go the sheep.
maybe if apple actually had a bug bounty program something like this would have been exposed by white-hats long ago :shrugs:
Posted by 9001
Pools closed
Member since Jul 2017
2087 posts
Posted on 1/2/18 at 4:23 pm to
I bet the guy who's been sitting on that linux zero day for all these years is pissed.
Posted by SuddenJerk
Member since Oct 2017
728 posts
Posted on 1/2/18 at 5:43 pm to
People that call other people sheep because they like a product are trashy.

Get off your dads account baw.
Posted by CptBengal
BR Baby
Member since Dec 2007
71661 posts
Posted on 1/2/18 at 5:45 pm to
quote:

People that call other people sheep because they like a product are trashy.

Get off your dads account baw.




Found the "baw" who uses a Mac book pro as a web browser....
Posted by jcole4lsu
The Kwisatz Haderach
Member since Nov 2007
30922 posts
Posted on 1/2/18 at 7:08 pm to
he didnt even reply to the correct post
Posted by Dam Guide
Member since Sep 2005
15503 posts
Posted on 1/2/18 at 7:23 pm to
The fact that it’s stayed hidden this long kinda speaks to the whole fact no one really cares and helps macs out.
Posted by Abadeebadaba
LSU fan @ FSU
Member since Sep 2010
4983 posts
Posted on 1/2/18 at 9:26 pm to
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The fact that it’s stayed hidden this long kinda speaks to the whole fact no one really cares and helps macs out.

Or the people that know have been shitting on macs for years? No bug bounties? Let the black hats ride on their arse.
This post was edited on 1/2/18 at 9:45 pm
Posted by SuddenJerk
Member since Oct 2017
728 posts
Posted on 1/3/18 at 10:00 pm to
quote:

Found the "baw" who uses a Mac book pro as a web browser....


I’ll let you figure out how ignorant this post is...
Posted by TigerGman
Center of the Universe
Member since Sep 2006
11203 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 7:17 am to
And 15 years later still no exploit in the wild?

Posted by gmrkr5
NC
Member since Jul 2009
14891 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 8:12 am to
quote:

And 15 years later still no exploit in the wild?



exactly. ping me when it's weaponized
Posted by colorchangintiger
Dan Carlin
Member since Nov 2005
30979 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 9:03 am to
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baaaaaw, baaaaaw go the sheep.
maybe if apple actually had a bug bounty program something like this would have been exposed by white-hats long ago :shrugs:


Critical flaws revealed to affect most Intel chips since 1995

baaaaaw, baaaaaw go the sheep.
maybe if Intel actually had a bug bounty program something like this would have been exposed by white-hats long ago :shrugs:
Posted by TigerB8
End Communism
Member since Oct 2003
9286 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 10:27 am to
intel chips are in macs
Posted by jcole4lsu
The Kwisatz Haderach
Member since Nov 2007
30922 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 10:33 am to
you uh, realize that all macs have an intel cpu, right?
Posted by colorchangintiger
Dan Carlin
Member since Nov 2005
30979 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 10:58 am to
quote:

you uh, realize that all macs have an intel cpu, right?


yeah...uhhh...I'm just pointing out how ridiculous your OP is. Computer systems have bugs, bounty programs or not, some of them are very old.
Posted by TigerB8
End Communism
Member since Oct 2003
9286 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 11:26 am to
my co worker hates macs, but management made him get on one anyway for support reasons. So he installed windows 10 on it to "resist".2
Posted by DoubleDown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2008
12869 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 12:25 pm to
I think in general, anyone that has such a high opinion on one OS vs another and feels the need to shite on the other OS is a person that needs more hobbies than computers.
Posted by Korkstand
Member since Nov 2003
28707 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 12:47 pm to
quote:

I think in general, anyone that has such a high opinion on one OS vs another and feels the need to shite on the other OS is a person that needs more hobbies than computers.

Apple ran a nationwide TV ad campaign that did nothing but shite on Windows. And it specifically said that Macs don't get viruses. It's karma.
Posted by TigerB8
End Communism
Member since Oct 2003
9286 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 1:13 pm to
quote:

I think in general, anyone that has such a high opinion on one OS vs another and feels the need to shite on the other OS is a person that needs more hobbies than computers.




Well, when it's your job to support operating systems and the networks that they run on for a living, people tend to have a favorite.
Posted by McCaigBro69
TigerDroppings Premium Member
Member since Oct 2014
45086 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 2:35 pm to
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And it specifically said that Macs don't get viruses


I’ve never had a PC last more than two years.

I have two Mac Pro’s, one a 2009 and another a 2014, that both still run fine like the day i got them.

The day a Mac stops working after 2-3 years is the day i’ll consider giving PC a chance again.
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
18234 posts
Posted on 1/4/18 at 2:37 pm to
quote:

I’ve never had a PC last more than two years.


Likely buying a lower cost machine and user error.

People bitch and complain when they buy a crappy $400 windows laptop and try to compare it to their $1200 MBPs
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