Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2509. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

unknown vulnerability in loginwindow in mac os x 10.4.2 and earlier when fast user switching is enabled allows attackers to log into other accounts if they know the passwords to at least two accounts.

The weakness was shared 08/19/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2509 since 08/10/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19463 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)), 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 115270 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2005-08-17)).

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 (21886), Tenable (19463), SecurityFocus (BID 14567†), SecurityTracker (ID 1014704†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-10948†). The entries VDB-26658, VDB-26654, VDB-26085 and VDB-26084 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

Version

10.4.2

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

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

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Nessus ID: 19463
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-007)
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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

08/10/2005 🔍
08/15/2005 +4 days 🔍
08/16/2005 +1 days 🔍
08/16/2005 +0 days 🔍
08/19/2005 +3 days 🔍
08/19/2005 +0 days 🔍
04/09/2006 +233 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3258 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2509 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2509
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26069
X-Force: 21886
SecurityFocus: 14567
SecurityTracker: 1014704 - Apple Mac OS X loginwindow Fast User Switching Lets Certain Local Users Access Accounts on the System
Vulnerability Center: 10948 - Mac OS 10.4.2 Fast User Switching Allows Logging into Accounts without the Password, Low

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/04/2025 12:37
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (48), 06/11/2019 06:58 (15), 07/05/2021 16:37 (3), 07/05/2021 16:44 (1), 07/04/2025 12:37 (16)
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