Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 Profile Manager improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Profile Manager. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-3721. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Profile Manager. 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. CVE summarizes:

Profile Manager in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5 does not properly perform authentication for the Device Management private interface, which allows attackers to enumerate managed devices via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 09/20/2012 by Jesse Ruderman with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3721 since 06/19/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62214 (Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.5 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 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 (78746), Tenable (62214), SecurityFocus (BID 55623†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37261†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4792, VDB-5416, VDB-5418 and VDB-5419. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 62214
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.7.x < 10.7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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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: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3721 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3721
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62396
X-Force: 78746
SecurityFocus: 55623 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2012-004 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 37261 - Profile Manager in Apple Mac OS X Before 10.7.5 Allows to Enumerate Managed Devices, 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 (61), 04/21/2017 11:38 (7), 12/14/2021 09:07 (3), 01/07/2025 20:43 (18)
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