Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-2520 (CCN-21898)

Assigned:2005-08-16
Published:2005-08-16
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:The password assistant in Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.4.2, when used to create multiple accounts from the same process, does not reset the suggested password list when the assistant is displayed, which allows attackers to view recently used passwords.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-2520

Source: CCN
Type: AppleCare Knowledge Base Document 302163
About Security Update 2005-007

Source: APPLE
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2005-08-17

Source: APPLE
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2005-08-15

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1014707
Apple Mac OS X SecurityInterface May Disclose Passwords to Authenticated Administrators

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1014707

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 18788
Apple Mac OS X SecurityInterface Password Assistant Recently-suggested Password Disclosure

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macos-securityinterface-password-disclosure(21898)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple mac os x 10.4
    apple mac os x 10.4.1
    apple mac os x 10.4.2
    apple mac os x server 10.4.2
    apple mac os x 10.4.2