Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork SSL Client Certificate Handling Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:29493

Info

Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork SSL Client Certificate Handling Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 29493
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-1580
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 28 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 03 2008 07:43PM
Credit: The vendor disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
Apple Mac OS X 10.5
Not Vulnerable: Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.3

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork SSL Client Certificate Handling Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability because it improperly responds to client certificate requests from webservers.

An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to obtain potentially sensitive information that may aid in further attacks.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 29412 (Apple Mac OS X 2008-003 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities) but has been given its own record to better document the vulnerability.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork SSL Client Certificate Handling Information Disclosure Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork SSL Client Certificate Handling Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
A vendor advisory is available to address the issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.


Apple Mac OS X 10.5

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2

References

Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork SSL Client Certificate Handling Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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