CVE-2008-3438
HIGHmacOS < 10.5.4 - Remote Code Execution via Unverified Update
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Broken Link x_refsource_misc
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf
Broken Link x_refsource_misc
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz
Broken Link mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0083
EPSS Percentile
52.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-494
Status
published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x
10.0.0 - 10.5.4
Published
Aug 01, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026