Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-0212. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

servermgrd in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and possibly send HTTP requests to intranet servers or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption), via an XML-RPC request containing an entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue.

The weakness was released 06/24/2011 with Apple as HT4723 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-0212 since 12/23/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55416 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.8 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 119352 (Apple Mac OS X v10.6.8 and Security Update 2011-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2011-06-23-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68227), Tenable (55416), SecurityFocus (BID 48445†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32133†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4323, VDB-4377, VDB-55470 and VDB-57783. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 55416
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 902466
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X v10.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (2011-004)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.0

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12/23/2010 🔍
06/23/2011 +182 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1352 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3590 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4723
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0212 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0212
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57781
X-Force: 68227
SecurityFocus: 48445 - Apple Mac OS X 'servermgrd' XML-RPC Request Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32133 - Servermgrd in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8 Remote Information Disclosure or DoS Vulnerability, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/19/2025 19:52
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 03/25/2017 21:21 (11), 11/13/2021 14:15 (3), 01/19/2025 19:52 (17)
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