Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 Printing information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Printing. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0995. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Printing. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The Printing component in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 uses 40-bit RC4 when printing to an encrypted PDF file, which makes it easier for attackers to decrypt the file via brute force methods.

The bug was discovered 03/18/2008. The weakness was shared 03/18/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0995 since 02/26/2008. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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. 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.

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 (41287), Tenable (31605), SecurityFocus (BID 28387†), OSVDB (43396†) and Secunia (SA29420†). The entries VDB-3489, VDB-35080, VDB-35079 and VDB-38538 are related to this item. 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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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-2008-0995 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0995
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41569
X-Force: 41287
SecurityFocus: 28387 - Apple Mac OS X Printing to PDF Insecure Encryption Weakness
Secunia: 29420 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 43396 - CVE-2008-0995 - Apple - Mac OS X - Insecure Encryption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019667
Vulnerability Center: 17976 - Apple Mac OS X Printing Component Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Easily Decrypt Files, 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: 08/07/2019 14:39
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (76), 08/07/2019 14:39 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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