Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3617
CVE-2008-3617
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.
Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.5 - 10.5.4
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.htmlnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189nvdPatch
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174nvd
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