Mac Accepted Any Root Cert, Making Code Signing Useless

https://worthdoingbadly.com/coretrust/

by anonymouse008 • 4 years ago

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anonymouse008• 4 years ago

"For years, macOS allowed any root certificate when checking code signatures, making code signing completely useless."

wazzaps• 4 years ago

I'm surprised Apple has no comprehensive test suite for this

bobbylarrybobby• 4 years ago

There was that brief period where repeatedly pressing enter on the Lock Screen with an empty password field would eventually let you in as long as you had never seen a `su` password. And if I recall there was also a bug where the password hint would show your password in clear text?

Joyfield• 4 years ago

"Think Different".

egberts1• 4 years ago

My thoughts exactly. I upvoted this despite some clueless folks downvoting you.

Tagbert• 4 years ago

patched in macOS 12.4 / iOS 15.5

softwarebeware• 4 years ago

This is old news, right? Did they not change this yet?

lapcat• 4 years ago

This is old news, right?

The article is from July 2.

Did they not change this yet?

First line of the article: "patched in macOS 12.4 / iOS 15.5"

dserodio• 4 years ago

Even if it's already patched, the fact that it was exploitable for years make it very much relevant. And of course, those with older computers that can't be updated to the latest macOS are still vulnerable.

Mac Accepted Any Root Cert, Making Code Signing Useless

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