PT-2008-2598 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2008-03-18 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-0996

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

1.7

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.2

Description The issue concerns the Printing component, which might save authentication credentials to disk when starting a job on an authenticated print queue. This could allow local users to obtain the credentials.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.2, consider restricting access to authenticated print queues to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using authenticated print queues until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-255

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0996

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0996 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41284 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28344 · Note
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 · Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28304 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019667 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html · Note