CVE-2008-3618

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-3618
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-09-16 23:00:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe File Sharing pane in the Sharing preference pane in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not inform users that the complete contents of their own home directories are shared for their own use, which might allow attackers to leverage other vulnerabilities and access files for which sharing was unintended.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mac OS X System Preferences File Sharing Pane Does Not Fully Display the Users Access Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#126787 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, US Government Resource
APPLE-SA-2008-09-15 Mac OS X v10.5.5 and Security Update 2008-006 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Patch
Apple Mac OS X 2008-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-260A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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