Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8.5 Mobile Device Management mdmclient information disclosure

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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8.5. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file mdmclient of the component Mobile Device Management. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-1030. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8.5 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file mdmclient of the component Mobile Device Management. 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. The summary by CVE is:
mdmclient in Mobile Device Management in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.5 places a password on the command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.
The weakness was presented 09/12/2013 as Security Update 2013-004 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Apple. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1030 since 01/10/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69877 (Mac OS X 10.8.x < 10.8.5 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 121456 (Apple Mountain Lion v10.8.5 and Security Update 2013-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2013-09-12-1)).
Upgrading to version 10.8.5 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at support.apple.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87111), Tenable (69877), SecurityFocus (BID 62377†), OSVDB (97286†) and Secunia (SA54829†). Additional details are provided at support.apple.com. See VDB-7841, VDB-8167, VDB-10298 and VDB-10299 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
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- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 69877
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.8.x < 10.8.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.8.5
Timeline
01/10/2013 🔍09/12/2013 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: Security Update 2013-004
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1030 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1030
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10303
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X-Force: 87111
SecurityFocus: 62377
Secunia: 54829 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 97286
Vulnerability Center: 41661 - Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.5 Mobile Device Management Local Passwords Information Leakage Vulnerability, Low
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 09/18/2013 10:44Updated: 05/25/2021 06:57
Changes: 09/18/2013 10:44 (82), 05/12/2017 09:09 (1), 05/25/2021 06:57 (3)
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