CVE-2008-3610 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass authentication and log into any account by exploiting a race condition in the Login Window when blank-password accounts are enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-3610?
CVE-2008-3610 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 16 Sep 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when a blank-password account is enabled, allows attackers to bypass password authentication and login to any account via multiple attempts to login to the blank-password account, followed by selection of an arbitrary account from the user list.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3610?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3610?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3610 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2008-3610 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3610 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4r59-w36x-w685.