PT-2008-1703 · Apple · Macos X

Jesse Pearson · Published 2008-02-12 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2008-0041

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions 10.5 through 10.5.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to determine when a system is running Parental Controls by contacting www.apple.com "when a website is unblocked."

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.5 through 10.5.1, consider restricting access to Parental Controls until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the Parental Controls feature to unblock websites, which may help minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0041

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0041 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27736 · Note
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28891 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html · Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019363 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references · Note