CVE-2008-3610 — Improper Authentication in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.6HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 50.46%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server
Timeline
PublishedSep 16
Latest updateMay 2

Description

Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when a blank-password account is enabled, allows attackers to bypass password authentication and login to any account via multiple attempts to login to the blank-password account, followed by selection of an arbitrary account from the user list.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:H/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 4.9 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x5 versions+4
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x_server5 versions+4

Patches

Patch: lists.apple.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: lists.apple.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-4r59-w36x-w685: Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2022-05-02
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CVEList
CVE-2008-3610: Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2008-09-16
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