VDB-4994 · OSVDB 80717 · GCVE-100-4994

Apple Mac OS X 10.7 LDAP Authentication improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component LDAP Authentication. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is best to disable the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.7 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component LDAP Authentication. 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 confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was shared 07/25/2011 by Cabbit (Website). The advisory is available at forums.macrumors.com. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be disabling the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (80717†). h-online.com is providing further details. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Disable
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Timelineinfo

07/25/2011 🔍
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03/13/2012 +232 days 🔍
04/02/2012 +20 days 🔍
05/02/2019 +2586 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: forums.macrumors.com
Researcher: Cabbit
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4994
OSVDB: 80717

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

Created: 04/02/2012 23:02
Updated: 05/02/2019 07:14
Changes: 04/02/2012 23:02 (43), 05/02/2019 07:14 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:64D:103

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