Apple Mac OS X Secure Keyboard Entry improperly displayed
| macos-terminal-secure-improper (18355) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server could display the 'Secure Keyboard Entry' feature as enabled, even if it is not, caused by a vulnerability in the Terminal application. This vulnerability results in weaker than expected security.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.2
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.2.1
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.2.2
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.2.3
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.2.4
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.2.5
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.2.6
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.2.7
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.2.8
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.3
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.1
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.2
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.3
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.4
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.5
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.6
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.2
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.6
Remedy:
Apply Security Update 2004-12-02, as listed in AppleCare Knowledge Base Document 61798. See References.
Consequences:
Other
References:
- AppleCare Knowledge Base Document 61798, Security Update 2004-12-02 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798.
- CIAC Information Bulletin P-049, Apple Security Update 2004-12-02 at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-049.shtml.
- Mac OS X Server Web page, Mac OS X Server at http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/.
- Mac OS X Web page, Apple - Mac OS X at http://www.apple.com/macosx/.
- BID-11802: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Remote And Local Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1087: Terminal for Apple Mac OS X 10.3.6 may indicate that Secure Keyboard Entry is enabled even when it is not, which could result in a false sense of security for the user.
- SA13362: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Not available
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