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CVE-2008-3611 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 CVEVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020878 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45171 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189 CVEPatch

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-287Improper Authentication[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple mac os x
10.4.11

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x server
10.4.11

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3611
NVD Published Date:
Sep 16, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-3611 Details - Not Deferred