CVE-2008-3611

Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 does not clear the current password when a user makes a password-change attempt that is denied by policy, which allows opportunistic, physically proximate attackers to bypass authentication and change this user's password by later entering an acceptable new password on the same login screen.

CVSS v2.0 6.3 MEDIUM

6.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 9.2

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020878
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882	Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45171

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:::::::*

Information

Published : 2008-09-16 16:00

Updated : 2017-08-07 18:32

NVD link : CVE-2008-3611

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3611

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x
mac_os_x_server

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