VDB-57766 · CVE-2011-0197 · HT4723

Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4 information disclosure

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

App Store in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8 creates a log entry containing a user s AppleID password, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a log file, as demonstrated by a log file that has non-default permissions.

The weakness was released 06/24/2011 by Paul as HT4723 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-0197 since 12/23/2010. 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 T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55416 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.8 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119352 (Apple Mac OS X v10.6.8 and Security Update 2011-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2011-06-23-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68208), Tenable (55416), SecurityFocus (BID 48443†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32064†).

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 55416
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 902466
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X v10.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (2011-004)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.5

Timelineinfo

12/23/2010 🔍
06/23/2011 +182 days 🔍
06/23/2011 +0 days 🔍
06/24/2011 +1 days 🔍
06/24/2011 +0 days 🔍
06/30/2011 +6 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1362 days 🔍
11/13/2021 +2427 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4723
Researcher: Paul
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0197 (🔍)
X-Force: 68208
SecurityFocus: 48443 - Apple Mac OS X AppleID Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32064 - App Store in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 11/13/2021 01:09 PM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (63), 03/24/2017 06:39 PM (11), 11/13/2021 01:09 PM (3)
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