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.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189
Patch vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020882
Scores
EPSS
0.0150
EPSS Percentile
71.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-255
Status
published
Products (10)
apple/mac_os_x
10.5
apple/mac_os_x
10.5.1
apple/mac_os_x
10.5.2
apple/mac_os_x
10.5.3
apple/mac_os_x
10.5.4
apple/mac_os_x_server
10.5
apple/mac_os_x_server
10.5.1
apple/mac_os_x_server
10.5.2
apple/mac_os_x_server
10.5.3
apple/mac_os_x_server
10.5.4
Published
Sep 16, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026