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.
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Configurations
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History
21 Nov 2024, 00:49
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References | () http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html - Patch | |
References | () http://securitytracker.com/id?1020882 - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189 - Patch | |
References | () http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html - US Government Resource | |
References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 - | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174 - |
Information
Published : 2008-09-16 23:00
Updated : 2024-11-21 00:49
NVD link : CVE-2008-3617
Mitre link : CVE-2008-3617
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3617
JSON object : View
Products Affected
apple
- mac_os_x
- mac_os_x_server
CWE
CWE-255
Credentials Management Errors