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7.6
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2008-3610
Apple Mac OS X Login Window Password Bypass Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 16, 2008, 11 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3610 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple mac_os_x_server
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
The Login Window in Apple Mac OS X is vulnerable to a password bypass; updating the OS or applying the security update will address this issue.
  • Upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5.5 or later.
  • Install Security Update 2008-006 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-3610.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020878
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189 Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45170
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020878
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189 Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45170
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-3610 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-3610 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-3610 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-3610 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31882
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1020878
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45170
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45170 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45170 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.6
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.26 }} -0.43%

score

0.46592

percentile