Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3611. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 does not clear the current password when a user makes a password-change attempt that is denied by policy, which allows opportunistic, physically proximate attackers to bypass authentication and change this user s password by later entering an acceptable new password on the same login screen.

The bug was discovered 09/15/2008. The weakness was disclosed 09/16/2008 by Robert Swiecki with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3611 since 08/12/2008. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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 (45171), Tenable (34211), SecurityFocus (BID 31189†), OSVDB (48191†) and Secunia (SA31882†). The entries VDB-42790, VDB-42001, VDB-42000 and VDB-41999 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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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-2008-3611 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3611
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44057
X-Force: 45171
SecurityFocus: 31189 - Apple Mac OS X 2008-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31882
OSVDB: 48191 - CVE-2008-3611 - Apple - Mac OS X - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020878
Vulnerability Center: 19485 - Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 Allows Local Attacker to Change Users Passwords After Failed Change Attempt, Low
Vupen: ADV-2008-2584

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/31/2025 15:12
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (70), 08/17/2019 08:11 (12), 05/31/2025 15:12 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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