29267 : Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork Clients SSL Site Authentication Spoofing
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-09-27	2006-09-27

Description

Mac OS X contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to spoof SSL site authentication. The issue is triggered when an SSL connection is established to a server whose certificate cannot be authenticated, but the normal SSL 'lock' icon is presented to the user. It is possible that the flaw may allow SSL site spoofing resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Authentication Management, Cryptographic
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Apple has released a patch 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
		10.3.x

References

Security Tracker: 1016952
CVE ID: 2006-4390 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 20271
Secunia Advisory ID: 22187
Related OSVDB ID: 29268 29269 29270 29271 29272 29273 29274 29275 29276
ISS X-Force ID: 29277
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-3852
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304460

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Credit

Adam Bryzak - Queensland University of Technology

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 2.6
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-10-03 | Disagree?

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