PT-2010-3465 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2010-11-15 · Updated 2011-01-12 · CVE-2010-1838

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions 10.5.8 through 10.6.4

Description The issue is related to Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X, where it does not properly handle errors associated with disabled mobile accounts. This allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by providing a valid account name.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.5.8 through 10.6.4, update to version 10.6.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-1838

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 5

• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1838 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/44817 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1024723 · Note