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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Time Machine in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 uses weak permissions for Time Machine Backup log files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
The bug was discovered 09/15/2008. The weakness was disclosed 09/16/2008 by Robert Swiecki with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-3619 since 08/12/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34211 (Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11941.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45176) and Tenable (34211). The entries 42790, 42001, 42000 and 41999 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
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Remote: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 34211
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102033
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Robert Swiecki
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2008-3619 (🔍)
X-Force: 45176
SecurityTracker: 1020884
Vulnerability Center: 19479 - Apple Mac OS X 10.5-10.5.4 Time Machine Weak Permissions Allow Local Information Disclosure, Low
SecurityFocus: 31189 - Apple Mac OS X 2008-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31882
OSVDB: 48188 - CVE-2008-3619 - Apple - Mac OS X - Information Disclosure Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-2584
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/17/2019 07:00
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 08/17/2019 07:00 (12)
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