Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 Access Restriction access control

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 (Operating System). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Accounts Preferences implementation in Apple Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.3, when a network account server is used, does not support Login Window access control that is based solely on group membership, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by entering login credentials.

The weakness was presented 03/30/2010 with University of Michigan as HT4077 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0512. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/06/2021). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45372 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.3 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.

Upgrading to version 10.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (45372). See 50877, 52475, 52474 and 52473 for similar entries.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 45372
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102039
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.0

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4077
Organization: University of Michigan
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0512 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 25298 - Mac OS X 10.6-10.6.2 Remote Security Restriction Bypass Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 39153 - Apple Mac OS X Preferences System Login Restrictions Authentication Bypass Security Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/06/2021 09:52
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (61), 02/22/2017 14:45 (9), 09/06/2021 09:49 (4), 09/06/2021 09:52 (1)
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