Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.2 Keychain Access Utility missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Keychain Access Utility. Executing a manipulation can lead to missing encryption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-2749. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.2 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Keychain Access Utility. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Finder Get Info window for Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.2 causes Finder to misrepresent file and group ownership information. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue satisfies the CVE definition of a vulnerability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/01/2005 by Eric Hall with DarkArt Consulting Services (Website). The advisory is shared for download at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2749. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20113 (Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.3 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 115298 (Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2005-10-31)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23011), Tenable (20113), SecurityFocus (BID 15252†), OSVDB (20427†) and Secunia (SA17368†). The entries VDB-1371, VDB-1462, VDB-1853 and VDB-1851 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 20113
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.4.x < 10.4.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: apple.com

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08/30/2005 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Eric Hall
Organization: DarkArt Consulting Services
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2749 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2749
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1852
X-Force: 23011
SecurityFocus: 15252 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-10-31 Multiple Local Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17368 - Mac OS X Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 20427 - Apple Mac OS X Finder File Permission Display Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1015123
Vulnerability Center: 9722 - Mac OS X 10.4-10.4.2 Information Misrepresentation, Low

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

Created: 11/02/2005 10:16
Updated: 11/22/2024 03:30
Changes: 11/02/2005 10:16 (77), 04/28/2019 19:21 (3), 03/12/2021 08:46 (2), 03/12/2021 08:51 (1), 11/22/2024 03:30 (17)
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