Credentials management in Apple MAC OS X

1) Credentials management

EUVDB-ID: #VU43495

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3720

CWE-ID: CWE-255 - Credentials Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

macOS: 10.0 - 10.8.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501

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.