Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.0 Single Sign-On information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Single Sign-On. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-1578. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.0 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Single Sign-On. 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:

The sso_util program in Single Sign-On in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 places passwords on the command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

The bug was discovered 05/28/2008. The weakness was shared 06/02/2008 by Geoff (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1578 since 03/31/2008. 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 32477 (Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 115812 (Apple Mac OS X 10.5.3 and Security Update 2008-003 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2008-05-28)).

Upgrading to version 10.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42725), Tenable (32477), SecurityFocus (BID 29520†), OSVDB (45710†) and Secunia (SA30430†). The entries VDB-37528, VDB-39128, VDB-39127 and VDB-38768 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for 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: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 32477
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102031
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.5.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Geoff
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42599
X-Force: 42725
SecurityFocus: 29520 - Apple Mac OS X Single Sign-On 'sso_util' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 30430
OSVDB: 45710 - CVE-2008-1578 - Apple Mac OS X - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020142
Vulnerability Center: 18536 - Apple Mac OS X < 10.5.3 Single Sign-On sso_util Program Local Password Disclosure, Low
Vupen: ADV-2008-1697

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

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 06/29/2025 05:08
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (72), 08/11/2019 09:42 (11), 06/29/2025 05:08 (18)
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