Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 improper authentication

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Mail in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.1, when an SMTP account has been set up using Account Assistant, can use plaintext authentication even when MD5 Challenge-Response authentication is available, which makes it easier for remote attackers to sniff account activity.

The bug was discovered 12/17/2007. The weakness was released 12/19/2007 by Kevin Finisterre (Sean) (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5855 since 11/06/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29723 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-009)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115676 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2007-009 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-12-17)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39104) and Tenable (29723). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 2085, 3475, 3517 and 35351.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 29723
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2007-009)
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OpenVAS ID: 102023
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Kevin Finisterre (Sean)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5855 (🔍)
X-Force: 39104
SecurityTracker: 1019107
Vulnerability Center: 17183 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.1 Mail Weak Authentication, Low
SecurityFocus: 26910 - Apple Mac OS X v10.5.1 2007-009 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28136
OSVDB: 40728 - CVE-2007-5855 - Apple - Mac OS X - Phishing Issue
Vupen: ADV-2007-4238

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/02/2019 08:05
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (72), 08/02/2019 08:05 (13)
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