HIGH
Apache for Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 and 10.3.6 restricts access to files in a case sensitive manner, but the Apple HFS+ filesystem accesses files in a case insensitive manner, which allows remote attackers to read .DS_Store files and files beginning with ".ht" using alternate capitalization
Published Apr 14, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.88%
Description
Apache for Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 and 10.3.6 restricts access to files in a case sensitive manner, but the Apple HFS+ filesystem accesses files in a case insensitive manner, which allows remote attackers to read .DS_Store files and files beginning with ".ht" using alternate capitalization.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 4.1.3
- 5.0.1
- 4.1.1
Configuration 2
OR
- 10.2
- 10.2.1
- 10.2.2
- 10.2.3
- 10.2.4
- 10.2.5
- 10.2.6
- 10.2.7
- 10.2.8
- 10.3
- 10.3.1
- 10.3.2
- 10.3.3
- 10.3.4
- 10.3.5
- 10.3.6
- 10.2
- 10.2.1
- 10.2.2
- 10.2.3
- 10.2.4
- 10.2.5
- 10.2.6
- 10.2.7
- 10.2.8
- 10.3
- 10.3.1
- 10.3.2
- 10.3.3
- 10.3.4
- 10.3.5
- 10.3.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.88% 0.01878
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01878
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01878) | 78.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01878) | 76.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.91% (0.01905) | 81.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.95% (0.02948) | 77.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.90% (0.01904) | 82.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.80% (0.01801) | 87.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2024 | 6.41% (0.06411) | 93.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 8.00% (0.08002) | 94.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 1.53% (0.01532) | 85.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.08% (0.01085) | 82.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Dec/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListPatch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13362/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-049.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11802 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18348 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Dec/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListPatch | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/13362/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-049.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11802 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18348 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 14, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Nov 30, 2004
Link CVE-2004-1083
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a