Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-3704. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

System log server in Mac OS X and OS X Server 10.4 through 10.4.3 allows remote attackers to spoof syslog messages in log files by injecting various control characters such as newline (NL).

The bug was discovered 11/29/2005. The weakness was disclosed 11/29/2005 by HELIOS Software GmbH (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3704 since 11/16/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20249 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-009)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115305 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-009 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2005-11-29)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3892.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23344), Tenable (20249), SecurityFocus (BID 15647†), OSVDB (21277†) and Secunia (SA17813†). The entries VDB-1786, VDB-1813, VDB-1846 and VDB-1844 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 20249
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-009)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: HELIOS Software GmbH
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-3704 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3704
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27207
X-Force: 23344
SecurityFocus: 15647 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-009 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17813 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 21277 - Apple Mac OS X syslog Spoofed Log Entry Insertion
SecurityTracker: 1015293
Vulnerability Center: 10352 - Mac OS X and OS X Server Syslog Messages Spoofing, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2659

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/14/2019 10:14
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (74), 06/14/2019 10:14 (10)
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