CVE-2012-3721 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass authentication in macOS Profile Manager to enumerate managed devices without credentials.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-3721?

CVE-2012-3721 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 20 Sep 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Profile Manager in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5 does not properly perform authentication for the Device Management private interface, which allows attackers to enumerate managed devices via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3721?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3721?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3721 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2012-3721 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3721 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-53g7-46gp-g47p.

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