Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 Podcast Producer information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component Podcast Producer. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0993. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Podcast Producer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Podcast Capture in Podcast Producer for Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 invokes a subtask with passwords in command line arguments, which allows local users to read the passwords via process listings.

The bug was discovered 03/18/2008. The weakness was disclosed 03/18/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0993 since 02/26/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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.

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 115754 (Apple Security Update 2008-002 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 (41286), Tenable (31605), SecurityFocus (BID 28372†), OSVDB (43394†) and Secunia (SA29420†). The entries VDB-3489, VDB-35080, VDB-35079 and VDB-38538 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

Mac OS X

Version

10.5.2

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: 3.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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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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Nessus ID: 31605
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-002)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0993 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0993
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41567
X-Force: 41286
SecurityFocus: 28372 - Apple Mac OS X Podcast Producer Podcast Capture Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 29420 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 43394 - CVE-2008-0993 - Apple - Mac OS X - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019664
Vulnerability Center: 17978 - Apple Mac OS X Podcast Producer Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Read Passwords, Low
Vupen: ADV-2008-0924

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

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 06/01/2025 20:01
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (75), 08/07/2019 14:56 (5), 06/01/2025 20:01 (18)
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