The SecurityAgent component in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows attackers with physical access to bypass the authentication dialog of the screen saver and send keystrokes to a process, related to handling of keyboard focus between secure text fields.
Weakness
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.1 (including) | 10.4.1 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.2 (including) | 10.4.2 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.3 (including) | 10.4.3 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.4 (including) | 10.4.4 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.5 (including) | 10.4.5 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.6 (including) | 10.4.6 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.7 (including) | 10.4.7 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.8 (including) | 10.4.8 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.9 (including) | 10.4.9 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.4.10 (including) | 10.4.10 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.4.1 (including) | 10.4.1 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.4.2 (including) | 10.4.2 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.4.3 (including) | 10.4.3 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.4.4 (including) | 10.4.4 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.4.5 (including) | 10.4.5 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.4.6 (including) | 10.4.6 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.4.7 (including) | 10.4.7 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.4.8 (including) | 10.4.8 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.4.9 (including) | 10.4.9 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.4.10 (including) | 10.4.10 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/114.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/115.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/151.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/194.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/57.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/593.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/633.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/650.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018951
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38480
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27643
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018951
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38480