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CVE-2008-3617
Published: Sep 16, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
31189
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
APPLE-SA-2008-09-15
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
TA08-260A
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
ADV-2008-2584
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
macos-vncviewer-weak-security(45174)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
1020882
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
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