27734 : Apple Mac OS X Bluetooth Setup Assistant Passkey Generation Weakness
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
9	1286	over 3 years ago	over 2 years ago	0 times	90%

Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-07-14	2006-07-14

Description

Mac OS X contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to more easily compromise a Bluetooth pairing. The issue is due to an insufficient passkey length of only six characters. It is possible that the flaw may allow an attacker to more easily guess the passkey due to limited keyspace resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Cryptographic
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Concern

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Apple has released a patch (Security Update 2006-004) to address this vulnerability.

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.	Mac OS X	10.4
		10.4.1
		10.4.2
		10.4.3
		10.4.4
		10.4.5
		10.4.6
		10.4.7

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 21253
Related OSVDB ID: 27730 27731 27732 27733 27735 27736 27737 27738 27739 27740 27741 27742 27743 27744 27745
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304063

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