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CVE-2008-3611

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Published: Sep 16, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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6.3
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 9.2
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (2)

Apple
2 products
Mac Os X
Mac Os X Server
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mac Os X
Version 10.4.11
Mac Os X Server
Version 10.4.11

Related CWEs

CWE-287
Improper Authentication
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (14)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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