CVE-2008-3618 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00664.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple Subscribe	Mac Os X Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	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:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3604	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020883
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/126787
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45175

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-16T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:45:19.001Z

Reserved: 2008-08-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-3618

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-09-16T23:00:01.243

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-3618

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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