CVE-2008-3611

Published Sep 16, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3597 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:45 AM
Reserved
Aug 12, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 16, 2008, 11:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:56 PM