Apple Mac OS X up to 10.7 credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-3435. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Open Directory in Apple Mac OS X 10.7 before 10.7.2 allows local users to read the password data of arbitrary users via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 10/14/2011 by Erling Ellingsen with Facebook (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3435 since 09/13/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56480 (Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.2 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 119638 (Apple Mac OS X Lion v10.7.2 and Security Update 2011-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-3)).

Upgrading to version 10.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70584), Tenable (56480), SecurityFocus (BID 50085†), OSVDB (76369†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44624†). The entries VDB-4441, VDB-56579, VDB-56549 and VDB-59079 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 56480
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802336
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X v10.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (2011-006)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.7.0

Timelineinfo

09/13/2011 🔍
10/12/2011 +29 days 🔍
10/12/2011 +0 days 🔍
10/14/2011 +2 days 🔍
10/14/2011 +0 days 🔍
05/25/2014 +954 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +302 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3590 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Erling Ellingsen
Organization: Facebook
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3435 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3435
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59077
X-Force: 70584
SecurityFocus: 50085 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.7.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 76369
Vulnerability Center: 44624 - Apple Mac OS X 10.7 - 10.7.1 Local Passwords Leakage via Open Directory, Low

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

Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 01/19/2025 05:33 AM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (64), 05/28/2017 06:17 PM (7), 11/24/2021 03:55 AM (3), 01/19/2025 05:33 AM (19)
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