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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. 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:
Mobile Accounts in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5 and 10.8.x before 10.8.2 saves password hashes for external-account use even if external accounts are not enabled, which might allow remote attackers to determine passwords via unspecified access to a mobile account.
The weakness was published 09/20/2012 by Jesse Ruderman with Zero Day Initiative as HT5501 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-3720 since 06/19/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62215 (Mac OS X 10.8.x < 10.8.2 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.
Upgrading to version 10.4 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78747) and Tenable (62215). Similar entries are available at 4629, 4792, 62397 and 62396.
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Exploiting
Class: Credentials managementCWE: CWE-255
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 62215
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.8.x < 10.8.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.4
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT5501
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3720 (🔍)
X-Force: 78747
Vulnerability Center: 37260 - Apple Mac OS X Before 10.7.5 and 10.8.x Before 10.8.2 Allows to Determine Passwords, Medium
SecurityFocus: 55623 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2012-004 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/24/2015 12:22Updated: 12/14/2021 09:06
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (63), 04/21/2017 11:38 (6), 12/14/2021 09:06 (3)
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