Vulnerability Note VU#258390

Apple Mac OS X with Bluetooth enabled may allow file exchange without prompting users

Overview

Apple Mac OS X with Bluetooth support may unintentionally allow files to be exchanged with other systems by default.

I. Description

Mac OS X includes support for the Bluetooth networking protocol suite. Bluetooth is a communication technology that enables short-range communication between devices.

The default Bluetooth settings in OS X may allow files to be exchanged with other devices unknowingly. The default location for files that are exchanged may also be used by other applications, resulting in unintended information disclosure.

II. Impact

Remote attackers may be able to exchange files with a Bluetooth-enabled system running Mac OS X, resulting in unintended information disclosure.

III. Solution

Apply An Update

Apple has addressed the issue in Security Update 2005-005.

As a workaround, users can manually disable the Bluetooth file sharing service or change the default location used for file transfers.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Apple Computer Inc.	Vulnerable	5-May-2005

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301528
http://secunia.com/advisories/15227/
http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-0502a%5D.txt

Credit

Thanks to Apple Product Security for reporting this vulnerability, who in turn credit Kevin Finisterre with reporting the issue.

This document was written by Ken MacInnis.

Other Information

Date Public:	2005-05-03
Date First Published:	2005-05-09
Date Last Updated:	2005-05-16
CERT Advisory:
CVE-ID(s):	CAN-2005-1332
NVD-ID(s):	CAN-2005-1332
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Metric:	2.02
Document Revision:	7

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