What is the severity of CVE-2003-0378?

CVE-2003-0378 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the transmission of cleartext passwords.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0378?

To resolve CVE-2003-0378, you should configure the AuthenticationAuthority attribute in your Kerberos configuration to avoid sending cleartext passwords.

Which versions of Mac OS X are affected by CVE-2003-0378?

CVE-2003-0378 affects Mac OS X versions up to 10.2.

What is the impact of CVE-2003-0378 in Mac OS X?

CVE-2003-0378 can lead to the exposure of user passwords, compromising LDAP authentication security.

Could CVE-2003-0378 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2003-0378 could potentially be exploited remotely if an attacker can intercept the network traffic between the client and the LDAP server.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2003-0378

high

7.5

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

6/6/2003

8/8/2024

CVE-2003-0378

First published: Fri Jun 06 2003(Updated: )

The Kerberos login authentication feature in Mac OS X, when used with an LDAPv3 server and LDAP bind authentication, may send cleartext passwords to the LDAP server when the AuthenticationAuthority attribute is not set.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
macOS Yosemite	<=10.2

Remedy

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/467828

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0378?
CVE-2003-0378 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the transmission of cleartext passwords.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0378?
To resolve CVE-2003-0378, you should configure the AuthenticationAuthority attribute in your Kerberos configuration to avoid sending cleartext passwords.
Which versions of Mac OS X are affected by CVE-2003-0378?
CVE-2003-0378 affects Mac OS X versions up to 10.2.
What is the impact of CVE-2003-0378 in Mac OS X?
CVE-2003-0378 can lead to the exposure of user passwords, compromising LDAP authentication security.
Could CVE-2003-0378 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2003-0378 could potentially be exploited remotely if an attacker can intercept the network traffic between the client and the LDAP server.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0378?
CVE-2003-0378 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the transmission of cleartext passwords.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0378?
To resolve CVE-2003-0378, you should configure the AuthenticationAuthority attribute in your Kerberos configuration to avoid sending cleartext passwords.
Which versions of Mac OS X are affected by CVE-2003-0378?
CVE-2003-0378 affects Mac OS X versions up to 10.2.
What is the impact of CVE-2003-0378 in Mac OS X?
CVE-2003-0378 can lead to the exposure of user passwords, compromising LDAP authentication security.
Could CVE-2003-0378 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2003-0378 could potentially be exploited remotely if an attacker can intercept the network traffic between the client and the LDAP server.