Information disclosure in Apple MAC OS X

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU44097

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0652

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.7.3, when Legacy File Vault or networked home directories are enabled, does not properly restrict what is written to the system log for network logins, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the log.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

macOS: 10.7.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53445
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53457
https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027024

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.