CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2014-4444

Improper Authentication

Published: Oct 18, 2014 | Modified: Aug 29, 2017
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.4 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

SecurityAgent in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not ensure that a Kerberos ticket is in the cache for the correct user, which allows local users to gain privileges in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a Fast User Switching login.

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 * 10.9.5 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References