PT-2011-4458 · Apple · Macos X

Patrick Dunstan · Published 2011-10-14 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2011-3436

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions 10.7 through 10.7.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging an unattended workstation, as the Open Directory does not require the current password to be provided before changing it.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.7 through 10.7.1, update to version 10.7.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-3436

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3436 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/76370 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70585 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/50085 · Note