CVE-2008-3617

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2008-09-15T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Remote Management and Screen Sharing in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when used to set a password for a VNC viewer, displays additional input characters beyond the maximum password length, which might make it easier for attackers to guess passwords that the user believed were longer."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2017-08-07T12:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"name": "31189", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189"}, {"name": "APPLE-SA-2008-09-15", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_APPLE"], "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html"}, {"name": "TA08-260A", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_CERT"], "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html"}, {"name": "ADV-2008-2584", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_VUPEN"], "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584"}, {"name": "macos-vncviewer-weak-security(45174)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174"}, {"name": "1020882", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK"], "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1020882"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2008-3617", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Remote Management and Screen Sharing in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when used to set a password for a VNC viewer, displays additional input characters beyond the maximum password length, which might make it easier for attackers to guess passwords that the user believed were longer."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "31189", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189"}, {"name": "APPLE-SA-2008-09-15", "refsource": "APPLE", "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html"}, {"name": "TA08-260A", "refsource": "CERT", "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html"}, {"name": "ADV-2008-2584", "refsource": "VUPEN", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584"}, {"name": "macos-vncviewer-weak-security(45174)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174"}, {"name": "1020882", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1020882"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T09:45:18.938Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "31189", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189"}, {"name": "APPLE-SA-2008-09-15", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_APPLE", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html"}, {"name": "TA08-260A", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_CERT", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html"}, {"name": "ADV-2008-2584", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_VUPEN", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584"}, {"name": "macos-vncviewer-weak-security(45174)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174"}, {"name": "1020882", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1020882"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2008-3617", "datePublished": "2008-09-16T23:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2008-08-12T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T09:45:18.938Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "D2442D35-7484-43D8-9077-3FDF63104816", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "3F3E721C-00CA-4D51-B542-F2BC5C0D65BF", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "B3267A41-1AE0-48B8-BD1F-DEC8A212851A", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "855288F1-0242-4951-AB3F-B7AF13E21CF6", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "10082781-B93E-4B84-94F2-FA9749B4D92B", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "20E8648C-5469-4280-A581-D4A9A41B7213", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "77E8D614-E1EE-42F1-9E55-EA54FB500621", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "C73BED9E-29FB-4965-B38F-013FFE5A9170", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "D3B7DEC3-1C0B-4D13-98CD-CB7FAE7933B0", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "7723A9E8-1DE2-4C7D-81E6-4F79DCB09324", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Remote Management and Screen Sharing in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when used to set a password for a VNC viewer, displays additional input characters beyond the maximum password length, which might make it easier for attackers to guess passwords that the user believed were longer."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Remote Management y Screen Sharing en Apple Mac OS X 10.5 a la v10.5.4, cuando se usa para establecer una contrase\u00f1a para el visor VNC, muestra los caracteres adicionales m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del m\u00e1ximo tama\u00f1o de contrase\u00f1a, lo que puede facilitar a los atacantes obtener contrase\u00f1as cuyos usuarios pensaban que eran mayores."}], "id": "CVE-2008-3617", "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:56:09.667", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.0, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2008-09-16T23:00:01.210", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1020882"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["US Government Resource"], "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1020882"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["US Government Resource"], "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-255"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

{}

{}