Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 Screen Sharing Password information disclosure

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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Screen Sharing. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-1148. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple MacOS X up to 10.10.2 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Screen Sharing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Screen Sharing in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 stores the password of a user in a log file, which might allow context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
The weakness was disclosed 04/08/2015 by Ole Andre Vadla Ravnas (lokihardt@ASRT) with Apple as HT204659 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-1148 since 01/16/2015. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.
A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82699 (Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (FREAK)), 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 123515 (Apple Mac OS X v10.10.3 and Security Update 2015-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-04-08-2)).
Upgrading to version 10.10.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (82699), SecurityFocus (BID 73982†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032048†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49480†). The entries VDB-69184, VDB-74699, VDB-74700 and VDB-74701 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Name: PasswordClass: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 82699
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.10.x < 10.10.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (FREAK)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Apr15
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: MacOS X 10.10.3
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT204659
Researcher: Ole Andre Vadla Ravnas (lokihardt@ASRT)
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1148 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1148
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74752
SecurityFocus: 73982 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1032048 - Apple OS X Multiple Bugs Let Remote and Local Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 49480 - Apple MacOS X <10.10.3 Remote Information Disclosure via Screen Sharing- CVE-2015-1148, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 04/10/2015 10:22Updated: 12/01/2024 15:06
Changes: 04/10/2015 10:22 (74), 06/25/2017 08:41 (13), 05/03/2022 14:18 (3), 09/22/2022 15:54 (1), 12/01/2024 15:06 (16)
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