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CVE-2008-1033

11
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1033 describes a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in the CUPS scheduler within Apple Mac OS X 10.5 prior to version 10.5.3. When debug logging is enabled and a password-protected printer is used, attackers can gain access to credentials by reading log data containing "authentication environment variables." This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a network-based attack with high access complexity and requiring authentication, leading to a partial compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0155 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 1,638 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-1033Low

cups: password disclosure via debug log

May 28, 2008

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
secunia.com / advisories/30430
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/42713
securityfocus.com / bid/29412
securityfocus.com / bid/29484
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1697
Vendor Advisory