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CVE-2008-1580

CFNetwork in Safari in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 automatically sends an SSL client certificate in response to a web server's certificate request, which allows remote web sites to obtain sensitive information (Subject data) from personally identifiable certificates, and use arbitrary certificates to track user activities across domains, a related issue to CVE-2007-4879.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-1580 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from apple, from apple, from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-06-02T21:30:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.4.11	No
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.5	No
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.5.1	No
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.5.2	No
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.4.11	No
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.5	No
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.5.1	No
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.5.2	No
Application	apple	safari	*	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020134 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29412 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29493 ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html Patch, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42708 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020134 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29412 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29493 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html Patch, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42708 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.