Mac OS X SSL/TLS Authentication Vulnerability
Last Update Date:
25 Feb 2014
Release Date:
24 Feb 2014
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RISK: Medium Risk
TYPE: Operating Systems - Mac OS
A vulnerability has been identified in Mac OS X, which can be exploited by remote user can decrypt SSL/TLS sessions in certain cases.
A remote user with the ability to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack can exploit a connection authentication flaw in the Secure Transport component to decrypt and modify SSL/TLS sessions.
Applications that use NSS (e.g., Chrome, Firefox) are not affected.
Note: Vulnerability has no patch available.
Impact
- Information Disclosure
System / Technologies affected
- Mac OS 10.9 and 10.9.1
Solutions
- Vulnerability has no patch available.
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