Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-0231. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

CFNetwork in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.2 does not properly follow an intended cookie-storage policy, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via a cookie, related to a "synchronization issue."

The weakness was shared 10/14/2011 by Erling Ellingsen with Facebook (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-0231 since 12/23/2010. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56481 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2011-006)), 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 119638 (Apple Mac OS X Lion v10.7.2 and Security Update 2011-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-3)).

Upgrading to version 10.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70574), Tenable (56481), SecurityFocus (BID 50085†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33804†). The entries VDB-4441, VDB-55623, VDB-55622 and VDB-56924 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 56481
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2011-006)
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OpenVAS ID: 802336
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X v10.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (2011-006)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.4

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12/23/2010 🔍
10/12/2011 +293 days 🔍
10/14/2011 +2 days 🔍
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11/10/2011 +27 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1229 days 🔍
11/23/2021 +2437 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Erling Ellingsen
Organization: Facebook
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0231 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0231
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59039
X-Force: 70574
SecurityFocus: 50085 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.7.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 33804 - Apple Mac OS X 10 before 10.7.2 CFNetwork Cookie-Storage Restrictions Bypass Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/23/2021 19:54
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/05/2017 08:58 (13), 11/23/2021 19:54 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:FD0:103

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