Apple Mac OS X Screen Lock Doch information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X. This affects an unknown part of the component Screen Lock Doch. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-3164. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X (Operating System) (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Screen Lock Doch. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The AJP connector in Apache Tomcat 4.0.1 through 4.0.6 and 4.1.0 through 4.1.36, as used in Hitachi Cosminexus Application Server and standalone, does not properly handle when a connection is broken before request body data is sent in a POST request, which can lead to an information leak when "unsuitable request body data" is used for a different request, possibly related to Java Servlet pages.

The weakness was presented 07/01/2008 with Apple as HT2163 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3164 since 10/06/2005. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33282 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-004)), 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 115848 (Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4 and Security Update 2008-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2008-06-30)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (33282), SecurityFocus (BID 15003†) and Secunia (SA30802†). See VDB-3754, VDB-3750, VDB-3752 and VDB-3751 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33282
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-004)
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OpenVAS ID: 102032
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: support.apple.com

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10/03/2005 🔍
10/06/2005 +3 days 🔍
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06/30/2008 +998 days 🔍
07/01/2008 +1 days 🔍
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07/18/2008 +17 days 🔍
04/29/2019 +3937 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT2163
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3164 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3164
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3753
SecurityFocus: 15003 - Hitachi Cosminexus Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 30802 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-1981

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

Created: 07/18/2008 19:27
Updated: 04/29/2019 16:00
Changes: 07/18/2008 19:27 (81), 04/29/2019 16:00 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:959:103

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