BID:34951

Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork 'Set-Cookie' Headers Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Info

Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork 'Set-Cookie' Headers Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	34951
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2009-0144
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 12 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	May 14 2009 10:56PM
Credit:	Andrew Mortensen of the University of Michigan
Vulnerable:	Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.6 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.5 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.4 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.3 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.3 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 Apple Mac OS X 10.5

Not Vulnerable:	Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.7 Apple Mac OS X 10.5.7

Discussion

Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork 'Set-Cookie' Headers Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Apple Mac OS X is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability because the CFNetwork component may send sensitive cookie data via unencrypted HTTP requests.

An attacker could leverage this vulnerability via man-in-the-middle techniques to obtain potentially sensitive information that may aid in further attacks.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 34926 (Apple Mac OS X 2009-002 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities), but has been assigned its own record to better document it.

Exploit / POC

Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork 'Set-Cookie' Headers Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork 'Set-Cookie' Headers Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and fixes. Please see the references for details.

Apple Mac OS X 10.5