CVE-2008-1005

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-1005
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-03-19 00:44:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionWebCore, as used in Apple Safari before 3.1, does not properly mask the password field when reverse conversion is used with the Kotoeri input method, which allows physically proximate attackers to read the password.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Safari 0.8 All All All
Application Apple Safari 0.9 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.3 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.3.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 1.3.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 2.0.4 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0.1 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0.2 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0.3 All All All
Application Apple Safari 3.0.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of Safari 3.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 Safari 3.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Apple Safari WebCore 'Kotoeri' Password Field Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Safari Discloses Password Field to Local Users - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
RETIRED: Apple Safari Prior to 3.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-079A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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