Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5 Password Authentication improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Password Authentication. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-3610. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Password Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when a blank-password account is enabled, allows attackers to bypass password authentication and login to any account via multiple attempts to login to the blank-password account, followed by selection of an arbitrary account from the user list.

The bug was discovered 09/15/2008. The weakness was released 09/16/2008 by Robert Swiecki with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-3610 since 08/12/2008. The exploitation appears to be difficult. 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.

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 (45170), Tenable (34211), SecurityFocus (BID 31189†), OSVDB (48192†) and Secunia (SA31882†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-42790, VDB-42001, VDB-42000 and VDB-41999. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

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

CVE: CVE-2008-3610 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3610
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44056
X-Force: 45170
SecurityFocus: 31189 - Apple Mac OS X 2008-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31882
OSVDB: 48192 - CVE-2008-3610 - Apple - Mac OS X - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020878
Vulnerability Center: 19484 - Apple Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.5.4 Login Window Race Condition Authentication Bypass, 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: 05/31/2025 15:07
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 08/17/2019 07:58 (12), 05/31/2025 15:07 (18)
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