CVE-2008-1580

Description

CFNetwork in Safari in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 automatically sends an SSL client certificate in response to a web server's certificate request, which allows remote web sites to obtain sensitive information (Subject data) from personally identifiable certificates, and use arbitrary certificates to track user activities across domains, a related issue to CVE-2007-4879.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020134 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html us government resource third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29493 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42708 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29412 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1580?
CVE-2008-1580 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1580?
To fix CVE-2008-1580, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1580 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-1580 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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