Apple Mac OS X up to 10.7.1 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.7.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-3463. 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 10.7.1 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WebDAV Sharing in Apple Mac OS X 10.7.x before 10.7.3 does not properly perform authentication, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to (1) the server or (2) a bound directory.

The weakness was shared 02/02/2012 as HT5130 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3463 since 09/13/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57797 (Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)), 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 119919 (Apple Mac OS X Lion v10.7.3 and Security Update 2012-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2012-02-01-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (72902), Tenable (57797), SecurityFocus (BID 51816†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34615†). The entries VDB-6357, VDB-60088, VDB-60087 and VDB-60086 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 57797
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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OpenVAS ID: 802392
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (2012-001)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.7.2

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09/13/2011 🔍
02/01/2012 +141 days 🔍
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03/13/2012 +40 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1105 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5130
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3463 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3463
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60089
X-Force: 72902
SecurityFocus: 51816 - Apple Mac OS X CVE-2011-3463 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 34615 - Apple Mac OS X WebDAV Sharing Authentication Flaw Allows Local Privilege Escalation, High

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/06/2025 02:20
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (61), 04/10/2017 11:40 (10), 11/29/2021 11:49 (3), 01/06/2025 02:20 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:B56:103

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