CVE-2008-3617
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.50 % · percentile 74 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Remote Management and Screen Sharing in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when used to set a password for a VNC viewer, displays additional input characters beyond the maximum password length, which might make it easier for attackers to guess passwords that the user believed were longer.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020882
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2008-3603
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2008-3617
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2008-AVI-463 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans MacOSX · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |