VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2504
The System Profiler in Mac OS X 10.4.2 labels a Bluetooth device with "Requires Authentication: No" even when the user has selected the "Require pairing for security" option, which could confuse users about which setting is valid.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The System Profiler in Mac OS X 10.4.2 labels a Bluetooth device with "Requires Authentication: No" even when the user has selected the "Require pairing for security" option, which could confuse users about which setting is valid.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.htmlPatch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.htmlPatch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.htmlPatch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.htmlPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.