CVE-2008-3610

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.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.26%
Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189 vdb entry patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45170 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020878 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3610?
CVE-2008-3610 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3610?
To fix CVE-2008-3610, 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-2008-3610 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-3610 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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