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CVE-2008-3610

Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when a blank-password account is enabled, allows attackers to bypass password authentication and login to any account via multiple attempts to login to the blank-password account, followed by selection of an arbitrary account from the user list.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-3610 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products 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

2008-09-16T23:00:01.103

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.6 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-287

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.5.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.5.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.5.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.5.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.5.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.5.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.5.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.5.4	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020878 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45170 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020878 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45170 (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.