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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Encryption. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Preview in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 uses 40-bit RC4 when saving a PDF file with encryption, which makes it easier for attackers to decrypt the file via brute force methods.
The bug was discovered 03/18/2008. The weakness was presented 03/18/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-0994 since 02/26/2008. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31605 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-002)), 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.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41276) and Tenable (31605). See 3489, 35080, 35079 and 38538 for similar entries.
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
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Nessus ID: 31605
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-002)
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0994 (🔍)
X-Force: 41276
SecurityTracker: 1019665
Vulnerability Center: 17977 - Apple Mac OS X Preview Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Easily Decrypt PDF Files, Low
SecurityFocus: 28386 - Apple Mac OS X Preview PDF Insecure Encryption Weakness
Secunia: 29420 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 43395 - CVE-2008-0994 - Apple - Mac OS X - Insecure Encryption Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-0924
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 08/07/2019 14:47
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (75), 08/07/2019 14:47 (5)
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