Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 Power Management access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Power Management. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2013-5186. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8 (Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Power Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Power Management in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly handle the interaction between locking and power assertions, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a screen that should have transitioned into the locked state.

The weakness was shared 10/22/2013 by David Herman with Sensible DB Design 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 locking issue existed in power assertion management. The issue was addressed through improved lock handling.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-5186 since 08/15/2013. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 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 (88217), Tenable (70561), SecurityFocus (BID 63316†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45060†). The entries VDB-10327, VDB-10946, VDB-10932 and VDB-10931 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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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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08/15/2013 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2013-10-22-3
Researcher: David Herman
Organization: Sensible DB Design
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-5186 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5186
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10929
X-Force: 88217
SecurityFocus: 63316 - Apple Mac OS X CVE-2013-5186 Local Unauthorised Access Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 45060 - Apple Mac OS X <10.9 Local Information Disclosure due to Improper Lock Handling, Low

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

Created: 10/23/2013 17:41
Updated: 06/01/2021 08:08
Changes: 10/23/2013 17:41 (70), 05/31/2017 08:53 (2), 06/01/2021 08:08 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:B1E:103

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