Apple Mac OS X up to 10.7.1 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.7.1. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to race condition. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0656. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.7.1 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Race condition in LoginUIFramework in Apple Mac OS X 10.7.x before 10.7.4, when the Guest account is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to login to arbitrary accounts by entering the account name and no password.

The weakness was shared 05/10/2012 by Aaron Sigel (Paul) with Aalto University (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0656 since 01/12/2012. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59066 (Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.4 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 120219 (Apple Mac OS X Lion v10.7.4 and Security Update 2012-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2012-05-09-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75487), Tenable (59066), SecurityFocus (BID 53445†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36283†). The entries VDB-4791, VDB-5399, VDB-5404 and VDB-5409 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 59066
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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OpenVAS ID: 802794
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (2012-002)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.7.2

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01/12/2012 🔍
05/09/2012 +118 days 🔍
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09/27/2012 +140 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Aaron Sigel (Paul)
Organization: Aalto University
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0656 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0656
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60724
X-Force: 75487
SecurityFocus: 53445 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2012-002 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 36283 - Apple Mac OS X LoginUIFramework Race Condition Allows Local Security Bypass, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/04/2025 21:35
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (58), 04/17/2017 11:33 (14), 12/01/2021 19:08 (3), 01/04/2025 21:35 (18)
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