Unscored severity · published Sep 16, 2008
CVE-2008-3617
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…
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CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
10.5; 10.5.1; 10.5.2; 10.5.3; 10.5.4 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X Server · Apple
10.5; 10.5.1; 10.5.2; 10.5.3; 10.5.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3617
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3617
Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
securitytracker.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020882
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
www.vupen.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174
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