Apple libsecurity 10.5.8 Certificates www.example.con improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple libsecurity 10.5.8. Impacted is an unknown function of the file www.example.con of the component Certificates. This manipulation causes improper authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1802. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple libsecurity 10.5.8 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file www.example.con of the component Certificates. 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

libsecurity in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.4 does not properly perform comparisons to domain-name strings in X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a certificate associated with a similar domain name, as demonstrated by use of a www.example.con certificate to spoof www.example.com.

The weakness was shared 08/25/2010 as HT4312 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1802. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48424 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2010-005)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118433 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2010-005 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2010-08-24-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (48424), SecurityTracker (ID 1024359†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26943†). The entries VDB-52402, VDB-54500, VDB-54498 and VDB-54497 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 48424
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2010-005)
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4312
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CVE: CVE-2010-1802 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1802
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54499
SecurityFocus: 38708
SecurityTracker: 1024359
Vulnerability Center: 26943 - Apple Mac OS X Libsecurity Remote SSL Servers Spoofing via Crafted Certificates, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 07/30/2024 04:26
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (55), 03/03/2017 09:46 (6), 09/23/2021 23:19 (4), 09/23/2021 23:33 (2), 07/30/2024 04:26 (16)
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