PT-2004-1952 · Apple · Netinfo Manager+1

Published 2004-10-28 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2004-0924

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Mac OS X versions 10.3.x through 10.3.5

Description: The issue concerns the NetInfo Manager on Mac OS X, which incorrectly reports the root account as disabled after an initial root login, even if the account is actually enabled.

Recommendations: For Mac OS X versions 10.3.x through 10.3.5, consider manually verifying the root account status through alternative means to ensure accurate information, as the NetInfo Manager may provide misleading reports. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0924

Affected Products

Macos X

Netinfo Manager

References · 4

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Oct/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0924 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/11322 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0924 · Note