CVE-2008-0996 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Printing component in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 might save authentication credentials to disk when starting a job on an authenticated print queue, which might allow local users to obtain the credentials.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple	Mac Os X Mac Os X Server

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:::::::*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28344
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019667
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41284

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-18T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:08:56.303Z

Reserved: 2008-02-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-0996

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-03-18T23:44:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-0996

Redhat

No data.

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