CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2504

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that users may mistakenly believe their Bluetooth device is secure when it actually does not require authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized access.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to a newer version of macOS where this labeling issue is fixed, and to manually verify Bluetooth security settings.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS