CVE-2008-0996 describes a vulnerability in the Printing component of Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 and Mac OS X Server, where authentication credentials could be inadvertently saved to disk when initiating a print job on an authenticated queue. This flaw could allow local authenticated users to access those stored credentials. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.7, indicating a low severity with local access and user authentication required, leading to a potential compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.