Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 Access Restriction config

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Access Restriction. Executing a manipulation can lead to config. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-4212. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-16. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in rlogind in the rlogin component in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 applies hosts.equiv entries to root despite what is stated in documentation, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

The bug was discovered 10/09/2008. The weakness was disclosed 10/10/2008 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4212 since 09/24/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD (estimation calculated on 06/01/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.004.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34374 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-007)), 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 115983 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2008-007 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2008-10-09)).

Upgrading 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 (45785), Tenable (34374), SecurityFocus (BID 31681†), OSVDB (48986†) and Secunia (SA32222†). The entries VDB-36812, VDB-40924, VDB-40923 and VDB-40501 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Nessus ID: 34374
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2008-007)
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OpenVAS ID: 102025
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4212 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4212
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44452
X-Force: 45785
SecurityFocus: 31681 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32222
OSVDB: 48986 - Apple - Mac OS X - 'hosts.equiv' Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021028
Vulnerability Center: 19765 - Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 rlogin Unspecified Vulnerability Remote Access Restrictions Bypass, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2780

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 06/01/2025 23:15
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (79), 08/19/2019 07:03 (5), 06/01/2025 23:15 (18)
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