Vulnerabilities > CVE-2009-0152 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apple mac OS X and mac OS X Server

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
apple
CWE-312
nessus
NVD
Published: 2009-05-13
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

iChat in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 disables SSL for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) communication in certain circumstances that are inconsistent with the Require SSL setting, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Apple
14

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Footprinting
    An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
  • Lifting Data Embedded in Client Distributions
    An attacker can resort to stealing data embedded in client distributions or client code in order to gain certain information. This information can reveal confidential contents, such as account numbers, or can be used as an intermediate step in a larger attack (such as by stealing keys/credentials).

Nessus

NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
NASL idMACOSX_10_5_7.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.5.x that is prior to 10.5.7. Mac OS X 10.5.7 contains security fixes for the following products : - Apache - ATS - BIND - CFNetwork - CoreGraphics - Cscope - CUPS - Disk Images - enscript - Flash Player plug-in - Help Viewer - iChat - International Components for Unicode - IPSec - Kerberos - Kernel - Launch Services - libxml - Net-SNMP - Network Time - Networking - OpenSSL - PHP - QuickDraw Manager - ruby - Safari - Spotlight - system_cmds - telnet - Terminal - WebKit - X11
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id38744
published2009-05-13
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/38744
titleMac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


if (!defined_func("bn_random")) exit(0);
if (NASL_LEVEL < 3004) exit(0);

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(38744);
  script_version("1.32");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14  1:59:35");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-1184", "CVE-2004-1185", "CVE-2004-1186", "CVE-2008-0456", "CVE-2008-1382",
                "CVE-2008-1517", "CVE-2008-2371", "CVE-2008-2383", "CVE-2008-2665", "CVE-2008-2666",
                "CVE-2008-2829", "CVE-2008-2939", "CVE-2008-3443", "CVE-2008-3529", "CVE-2008-3530",
                "CVE-2008-3651", "CVE-2008-3652", "CVE-2008-3655", "CVE-2008-3656", "CVE-2008-3657",
                "CVE-2008-3658", "CVE-2008-3659", "CVE-2008-3660", "CVE-2008-3790", "CVE-2008-3863",
                "CVE-2008-4309", "CVE-2008-5077", "CVE-2008-5557", "CVE-2009-0010", "CVE-2009-0021",
                "CVE-2009-0025", "CVE-2009-0040", "CVE-2009-0114", "CVE-2009-0144", "CVE-2009-0145",
                "CVE-2009-0146", "CVE-2009-0147", "CVE-2009-0148", "CVE-2009-0149", "CVE-2009-0150",
                "CVE-2009-0152", "CVE-2009-0153", "CVE-2009-0154", "CVE-2009-0155", "CVE-2009-0156",
                "CVE-2009-0157", "CVE-2009-0158", "CVE-2009-0159", "CVE-2009-0160", "CVE-2009-0161",
                "CVE-2009-0162", "CVE-2009-0164", "CVE-2009-0165", "CVE-2009-0519", "CVE-2009-0520",
                "CVE-2009-0844", "CVE-2009-0845", "CVE-2009-0846", "CVE-2009-0847", "CVE-2009-0942",
                "CVE-2009-0943", "CVE-2009-0944", "CVE-2009-0945", "CVE-2009-0946", "CVE-2009-1717");
  script_bugtraq_id(27409, 29796, 30087, 30649, 30657, 31612, 32948, 33769, 33890, 34257, 34408,
                    34409, 34481, 34550, 34568, 34665, 34805, 34924, 34932, 34937, 34938, 34939,
                    34941, 34942, 34947, 34948, 34950, 34951, 34952, 34958, 34959, 34962, 34965,
                    34972, 34973, 34974, 35182);

  script_name(english:"Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Check the version of Mac OS X");

  script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various
security issues."  );
  script_set_attribute( attribute:"description",  value:
"The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.5.x that is prior
to 10.5.7. 

Mac OS X 10.5.7 contains security fixes for the following products :

  - Apache
  - ATS
  - BIND
  - CFNetwork
  - CoreGraphics
  - Cscope
  - CUPS
  - Disk Images
  - enscript
  - Flash Player plug-in
  - Help Viewer
  - iChat
  - International Components for Unicode
  - IPSec
  - Kerberos
  - Kernel
  - Launch Services
  - libxml
  - Net-SNMP
  - Network Time
  - Networking
  - OpenSSL
  - PHP
  - QuickDraw Manager
  - ruby
  - Safari
  - Spotlight
  - system_cmds
  - telnet
  - Terminal
  - WebKit
  - X11"  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also", 
    value:"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also", 
    value:"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5.7 or later."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(16, 20, 22, 79, 94, 119, 189, 200, 264, 287, 399);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2009/05/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2005/01/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value: "2009/05/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x");
  script_end_attributes();
 
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
 
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 
  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "os_fingerprint.nasl");

 exit(0);
}


os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version");
if (!os) os = get_kb_item("Host/OS");
if (!os) exit(0);

if (ereg(pattern:"Mac OS X 10\.5\.[0-6]([^0-9]|$)", string:os)) 
  security_hole(0);

References