Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-0675. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Time Machine in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.4 does not require continued use of SRP-based authentication after this authentication method is first used, which allows remote attackers to read Time Capsule credentials by spoofing the backup volume.

The weakness was disclosed 05/10/2012 by Aaron Sigel (Paul) with Aalto University (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-0675 since 01/12/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 10.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75494), Tenable (59066), SecurityFocus (BID 53445†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44747†). The entries VDB-4791, VDB-5399, VDB-5404 and VDB-5409 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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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 10.4

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05/09/2012 +118 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +294 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-2012-0675 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0675
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60727
X-Force: 75494
SecurityFocus: 53445 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2012-002 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 44747 - Apple Mac OS X <10.7.4 Remote Time Machine Backup Credentials Leakage, Medium

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 (64), 05/29/2017 10:32 (8), 12/01/2021 19:31 (3), 01/04/2025 21:35 (18)
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