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CVE-2008-0996

The Printing component in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 might save authentication credentials to disk when starting a job on an authenticated print queue, which might allow local users to obtain the credentials.

Published

2008-03-18T23:44:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 1.7 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.1

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200
    CWE-255
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.2 Yes
References