Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5 Directory Services information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Directory Services. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-2329. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Directory Services. 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:

Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when Active Directory is used, allows attackers to enumerate user names via wildcard characters in the Login Window.

The bug was discovered 09/15/2008. The weakness was published 09/16/2008 by Robert Swiecki with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-2329 since 05/18/2008. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34211 (Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.5 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 115955 (Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 and Security Update 2008-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2008-09-15)).

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 (45163), Tenable (34211), SecurityFocus (BID 31189†), OSVDB (48183†) and Secunia (SA31882†). Similar entries are available at VDB-42790, VDB-42001, VDB-42000 and VDB-41999. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 34211
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102033
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Robert Swiecki
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2329 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2329
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44050
X-Force: 45163
SecurityFocus: 31189 - Apple Mac OS X 2008-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31882
OSVDB: 48183 - CVE-2008-2329 - Apple - Mac OS X - Information Discloure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020874
Vulnerability Center: 19493 - Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 Directory Services Allows User Names Enumeration, Low
Vupen: ADV-2008-2584

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/17/2019 09:15
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (73), 08/17/2019 09:15 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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