CVE-2008-3611 (GCVE-0-2008-3611)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-09-16 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:45
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
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CWE
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Assigner
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020878 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
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