Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 Proxy Server information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Proxy Server. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-0050. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Proxy Server. 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. CVE summarizes:

CFNetwork in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows remote HTTPS proxy servers to spoof secure websites via data in a 502 Bad Gateway error.

The bug was discovered 03/18/2008. The weakness was presented 03/18/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0050 since 01/03/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. 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 T1592.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31605 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-002)), 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 115753 (Apple Safari 3.1 Not Installed).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. 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 X-Force (41313), Tenable (31605), SecurityFocus (BID 28356†), OSVDB (43379†) and Secunia (SA29420†). See VDB-3489, VDB-35080, VDB-35079 and VDB-38538 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 31605
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-002)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0050 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0050
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41548
X-Force: 41313
SecurityFocus: 28356 - Apple Safari CFNetwork Arbitrary Secure Website Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 29420 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 43379 - Apple - Safari - CFNetwork Arbitrary Secure Website Spoofing Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019655
Vulnerability Center: 17967 - Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork Allows Remote HTTPS Proxy Servers to Spoof Sensitive Data, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0920

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/07/2019 12:46
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (78), 08/07/2019 12:46 (5)
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