Description
The Security Framework in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.x up to 10.3.9 does not properly prioritize encryption ciphers when negotiating the strongest shared cipher, which causes Secure Transport to user a weaker cipher that makes it easier for remote attackers to decrypt traffic.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/30731
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/734032
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017298
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0172
EPSS Percentile
75.2%
Details
Status
published
Products (9)
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
10.3.7
apple/mac_os_x
10.3.8
Published
Nov 30, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026