HIGH
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
Published Aug 1, 2008
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.83%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.1 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.83% 0.00829
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00829
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.83% (0.00829) | 55.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.83% (0.00829) | 52.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 51.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00236) | 62.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00327) | 71.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00321) | 70.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 69.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00262) | 65.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 67.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00295) | 68.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00114) | 43.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 46.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.48% (0.02479) | 81.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.48% (0.02479) | 79.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.48% (0.02479) | 58.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken Link
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken Link | |
| http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 1, 2008
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Aug 1, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3438
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a