Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4/10.4/10.5 LoginWindow information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4/10.4/10.5 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component LoginWindow. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-0622. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4/10.4/10.5 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component LoginWindow. 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:

Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4, 10.4, 10.5, and possibly other versions does not properly clear memory for login (aka Loginwindow.app), Keychain, or FileVault passwords, which could allow the root user or an attacker with physical access to obtain sensitive information by reading memory.

The bug was discovered 06/25/2004. The weakness was presented 12/06/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at citp.princeton.edu. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0622 since 06/29/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 164 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16557), OSVDB (15017†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22694†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

06/25/2004 🔍
06/29/2004 +4 days 🔍
12/06/2004 +160 days 🔍
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06/25/2009 +1662 days 🔍
02/27/2015 +2073 days 🔍
09/06/2019 +1652 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: citp.princeton.edu
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0622 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0622
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22543
X-Force: 16557
OSVDB: 15017 - CVE-2004-0622 - Apple - Mac OS X - Information Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22694 - Apple Mac OS X 10.3.4, 10.4 and 10.5 Local Passwords Disclosure Vulnerability, Low

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

Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2015 16:51
Updated: 09/06/2019 17:40
Changes: 02/27/2015 16:51 (54), 09/06/2019 17:40 (4)
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