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Apple Mac OS X Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
10 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is running Apple Mac OS X and is prone to authentication bypass vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to a logic error in the way the program verifies authentication credentials.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Mac OS X version 10.8.5 and prior.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Run Mac Updates and install OS X v10.8.5 Supplemental Update.