CVE-2008-3617 | BDVDB-2026-32410 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020882
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.