Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 Access Restriction access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3215. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.2 does not properly prevent FireWire DMA in the absence of a login, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and discover a password by making a DMA request in the (1) loginwindow, (2) boot, or (3) shutdown state.

The weakness was shared 10/14/2011 by Erling Ellingsen with Facebook (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-3215 since 08/19/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. 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 T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56480 (Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.2 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 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 (70580), Tenable (56480), SecurityFocus (BID 50085†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44621†). The entries VDB-4441, VDB-56579, VDB-56549 and VDB-59079 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 56480
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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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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10/12/2011 +54 days 🔍
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05/25/2014 +954 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +302 days 🔍
01/19/2025 +3590 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Erling Ellingsen
Organization: Facebook
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3215 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3215
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59044
X-Force: 70580
SecurityFocus: 50085 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.7.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 44621 - Apple Mac OS X 10.7 - 10.7.1 Local Security Bypass by Passwords Access in Kernel DMA Protection, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/19/2025 03:05
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 05/28/2017 12:51 (7), 11/23/2021 20:40 (3), 01/19/2025 03:05 (18)
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