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CVE-2008-2312

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2312 describes a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 where PPP passwords are stored in cleartext within a world-readable file. This allows local attackers to easily access sensitive information by reading the file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and a high impact on confidentiality if exploited. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any known public exploit tools or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 37th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/31882
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/45173
securityfocus.com / bid/31189
Patch
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2584