Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 LoginWindow information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component LoginWindow. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-3718. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component LoginWindow. 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:

Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5 and 10.8.x before 10.8.2 allows local users to read passwords entered into Login Window (aka LoginWindow) or Screen Saver Unlock by installing an input method that intercepts keystrokes.

The weakness was presented 09/20/2012 by Jesse Ruderman with Zero Day Initiative as HT5501 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3718 since 06/19/2012. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62215 (Mac OS X 10.8.x < 10.8.2 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 120531 (Apple Mountain Lion v10.8.2, OS X Lion v10.7.5 and Security Update 2012-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-2)).

Upgrading to version 10.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78752), Tenable (62215), SecurityFocus (BID 55623†), OSVDB (85647†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37258†). See VDB-4629, VDB-4792, VDB-6339 and VDB-60721 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 62215
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.8.x < 10.8.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5501
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3718 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3718
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62393
X-Force: 78752
SecurityFocus: 55623 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2012-004 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 85647
Vulnerability Center: 37258 - Apple Mac OS X Before 10.7.5 and 10.8.x Before 10.8.2 Local Password Leakage Vulnerability, Low

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

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/14/2021 09:01
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (67), 04/21/2017 11:37 (6), 12/14/2021 09:01 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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