CVE-2008-3617

N/A Unknown
Published: September 16, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020882
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

apple