Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to cryptographic issue. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1378. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OpenSSL in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.5 does not properly perform arithmetic, which allows remote attackers to bypass X.509 certificate authentication via an arbitrary certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority.

The weakness was shared 11/15/2010 by ryan with isec as HT4435 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-1378. 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 MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50548 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.5 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118728 (Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5 and Security Update 2010-007 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.6.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (50548), SecurityFocus (BID 44831†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28213†). The entries VDB-4215, VDB-53765, VDB-53380 and VDB-53379 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 50548
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802144
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X v10.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (2010-007)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.3

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04/15/2010 🔍
11/10/2010 +209 days 🔍
11/12/2010 +2 days 🔍
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11/16/2010 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4435
Researcher: ryan
Organization: isec
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1378 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1378
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55444
SecurityFocus: 44831 - Apple Mac OS X OpenSSL Certificate Validation Security-Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 28213 - OpenSSL in Apple Mac OS X Remote X.509 Certificate Authentication Bypass Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/26/2025 00:57
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (60), 03/09/2017 10:41 (10), 09/29/2021 02:52 (4), 09/29/2021 03:00 (1), 01/26/2025 00:57 (16)
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