Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8.3 Disk Management DSTCPEndpoint.cpp AllocFromProxyStruct improper authentication
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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8.3 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function DSTCPEndpoint::AllocFromProxyStruct
of the file DSTCPEndpoint.cpp of the component Disk Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
Disk Management in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.4 does not properly authenticate attempts to disable FileVault, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (loss of encryption functionality) via an unspecified command line.
The weakness was released 06/04/2013 with Apple as HT5784 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-0985 since 01/10/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66808 (Mac OS X 10.8.x < 10.8.4 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 121226 (Apple Mountain Lion v10.8.4 and Security Update 2013-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2013-06-04-1)).
Upgrading to version 10.8.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84781) and Tenable (66808). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 8858, 8859, 8861 and 8864.
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Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 66808
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.8.x < 10.8.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.8.4
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01/10/2013 🔍06/04/2013 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT5784
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0985 (🔍)
X-Force: 84781
Vulnerability Center: 40239 - Apple MacOS X 10.8 - 10.8.3 Local Denial of Service due to Improper Authenticationg of Attempts to Disable FileVault, Medium
SecurityFocus: 60331 - Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-0985 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 53684 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93924
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 06/07/2013 17:25Updated: 05/14/2021 11:48
Changes: 06/07/2013 17:25 (77), 05/04/2017 10:27 (3), 05/14/2021 11:48 (3)
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