Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 does not clear the current password when a user makes a password-change attempt that is denied by policy, which allows opportunistic, physically proximate attackers to bypass authentication and change this user's password by later entering an acceptable new password on the same login screen
Published Sep 16, 2008
6.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 does not clear the current password when a user makes a password-change attempt that is denied by policy, which allows opportunistic, physically proximate attackers to bypass authentication and change this user's password by later entering an acceptable new password on the same login screen.
Affected products
No data.
- 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.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00356) | 26.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00356) | 27.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 14.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00269) | 68.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 20, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00269) | 66.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00279) | 67.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00279) | 63.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020878 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_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45171 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1020878 | 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_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45171 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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