CVE-2008-3618 describes a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 where the File Sharing pane in the Sharing preference did not clearly indicate that a user's entire home directory was shared by default for their own use. This oversight could allow attackers, if other vulnerabilities were present, to access files not intended for sharing. With a CVSS score of 9.0, this vulnerability is considered critical, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring authentication, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.