MEDIUM
Network Preferences in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 stores PPP passwords in cleartext in a world-readable file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file
Published Sep 16, 2008
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
Network Preferences in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 stores PPP passwords in cleartext in a world-readable file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 10.4.11
- 10.4.11
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.34% 0.00336
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00336
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 24.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00336) | 25.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 19.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020881 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45173 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1020881 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45173 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 16, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 18, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2312
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a