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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2008-3617

Modified

Source-cve@mitre.org

Published At-16 Sep, 2008 | 23:00

Updated At-23 Apr, 2026 | 00:35

Remote Management and Screen Sharing in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when used to set a password for a VNC viewer, displays additional input characters beyond the maximum password length, which might make it easier for attackers to guess passwords that the user believed were longer.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	2.0	5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 5.0

Base severity: MEDIUM

Vector:

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CPE Matches

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-255	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: CWE-255

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html	cve@mitre.org	Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020882	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189	cve@mitre.org	Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html	cve@mitre.org	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020882	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A