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CVE-2008-3438

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Published: Aug 1, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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8.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

Apple Mac OS X does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.

Affected (1)

Products: Apple: Mac Os X
Apple
1 product
Mac Os X
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mac Os X
From 10.0.0 to 10.5.4

Related CWEs

CWE-494
Download of Code Without Integrity Check
The product downloads source code or an executable from a remote location and executes the code without sufficiently verifying the origin and integrity of the code.

References (6)

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