Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3618
CVE-2008-3618
Description
The File Sharing pane in the Sharing preference pane in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not inform users that the complete contents of their own home directories are shared for their own use, which might allow attackers to leverage other vulnerabilities and access files for which sharing was unintended.
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Affected products
6cpe: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
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.htmlnvdPatch
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/126787nvdPatchUS Government Resource
- 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/45175nvd
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