Apple Mac OS X up to 10.7.1 authentication spoofing

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.7.1 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Time Machine in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.3 does not verify the unique identifier of its remote AFP volume or Time Capsule, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information contained in new backups by spoofing this storage object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1803.

The weakness was presented 02/02/2012 by Michael Roitzsch as HT5130 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-3462 since 09/13/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57797 (Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)), 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 10.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (72901) and Tenable (57797). See 6357, 60089, 60087 and 60086 for similar entries.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 57797
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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OpenVAS ID: 802392
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (2012-001)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.7.2

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09/13/2011 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5130
Researcher: Michael Roitzsch
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3462 (🔍)
X-Force: 72901
Vulnerability Center: 34616 - Apple Mac OS X Before 10.7.3 Time Machine Remote Sensitive Information Disclosure, Medium
SecurityFocus: 51818 - Apple Mac OS X CVE-2011-3462 Security Bypass Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/29/2021 11:42
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/19/2017 10:31 (12), 11/29/2021 11:42 (3)
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