Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 Mail Header Display cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Mail Header Display Handler. The manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-5182. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Mail Header Display Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Mail in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 allows remote attackers to spoof the existence of a cryptographic signature for an e-mail message by using the multipart/signed content type within an unsigned message.

The weakness was published 10/22/2013 by Michael Roitzsch with Technische Universität Dresden as APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3 as confirmed mailinglist post (Apple Security Mailinglist). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. The mailinglist post contains:

A logic issue existed in Mail's handling of unsigned messages that nevertheless contained a multipart/signed part. The issue was addressed through improved handling of unsigned messages.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-5182 since 08/15/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70561 (Mac OS X 10.x < 10.9 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 10.9 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 (88225), Tenable (70561), SecurityFocus (BID 63346†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44339†). Similar entries are available at VDB-10327, VDB-10946, VDB-10932 and VDB-10931. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 70561
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.x < 10.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.9

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3
Researcher: Michael Roitzsch
Organization: Technische Universität Dresden
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-5182 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5182
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10925
X-Force: 88225
SecurityFocus: 63346 - Apple Mac OS X Unsigned Mail Handling Security Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 44339 - Apple Mac OS X <10.9 Remote Spoofing Vulnerability due to Improper Handling of Unsigned Message, Medium

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

Created: 10/23/2013 17:41
Updated: 06/01/2021 07:45
Changes: 10/23/2013 17:41 (64), 05/27/2017 10:25 (8), 06/01/2021 07:45 (3)
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