CVE-2008-0993

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Published Mar 18, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Podcast Capture in Podcast Producer for Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 invokes a subtask with passwords in command line arguments, which allows local users to read the passwords via process listings.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:::::::*

cpe:2.3:a:apple:podcast_producer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1000	Podcast Capture in Podcast Producer for Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 invokes a subtask with passwords in command line arguments, which allows local users to read the passwords via process listings.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.338% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28372
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019664
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server Podcast Producer

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:01 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 18, 2008, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:01 AM
Reserved: Feb 26, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:50 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 18, 2008, 11:44 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:50 PM

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