Apple Mac OS 9 Control Panel improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Mac OS 9. This affects an unknown function of the component Control Panel. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2001-0102. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to change the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS 9 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Control Panel. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

"Multiple Users" Control Panel in Mac OS 9 allows Normal users to gain Owner privileges by removing the Users & Groups Data File, which effectively removes the Owner password and allows the Normal user to log in as the Owner account without a password.

The weakness was released 02/12/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0102. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (5830). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

02/12/2001 🔍
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07/03/2014 +4889 days 🔍
04/07/2019 +1739 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0102 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0102
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16431
X-Force: 5830 - Apple Mac OS \

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 11:45
Updated: 04/07/2019 14:50
Changes: 07/03/2014 11:45 (39), 04/07/2019 14:50 (12)
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