Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes credentials management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-3720. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Mobile Accounts in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5 and 10.8.x before 10.8.2 saves password hashes for external-account use even if external accounts are not enabled, which might allow remote attackers to determine passwords via unspecified access to a mobile account.

The weakness was published 09/20/2012 by Jesse Ruderman with Zero Day Initiative as HT5501 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-3720 since 06/19/2012. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 (78747), Tenable (62215), SecurityFocus (BID 55623†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37260†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4629, VDB-4792, VDB-62397 and VDB-62396. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Remote: 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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.4

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06/19/2012 🔍
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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-2012-3720 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3720
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62395
X-Force: 78747
SecurityFocus: 55623 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2012-004 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 37260 - Apple Mac OS X Before 10.7.5 and 10.8.x Before 10.8.2 Allows to Determine Passwords, Medium

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

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/07/2025 20:43
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (63), 04/21/2017 11:38 (6), 12/14/2021 09:06 (3), 01/07/2025 20:43 (16)
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