Improper Authentication in Apple MAC OS X

1) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU42804

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0985

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

Disk Management in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.4 does not properly authenticate attempts to disable FileVault, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (loss of encryption functionality) via an unspecified command line.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

macOS: 10.8.0 - 10.8.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784

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.