Overview
A vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X AFP server may allow an authenticated local user to access files or folders with the credentials of another user.
Description
The AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) service allows Apple Mac OS clients to remotely access files from a server. In Apple's Mac OS X Server, the AFP server supports automatic reconnection of file sharing after a network outage by storing reconnect keys locally. The storage of these reconnect keys is unprotected by appropriate file system permissions. As a result, it is possible for an authenticated local user to read the reconnect keys and use them to access files and folders on the server with the system credentials of another user. |
Impact
A user may be able to view sensitive reconnect keys within an unprotected file and use those keys to gain access with the credentials of another user. Apple states that this issue only affects Apple Mac OS X Server. |
Solution
Apply an update Apple has addressed this issue in Security Update 2006-004. |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
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| Base | ||
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References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Apple Product Security for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Katie Washok.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2006-3495 |
| Severity Metric: | 3.60 |
| Date Public: | 2006-08-01 |
| Date First Published: | 2006-08-03 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2006-08-04 18:33 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 26 |