PT-2008-4841 · Apple · Macos X

CVE-2008-3438 · Published 2008-08-01 · Updated 2024-02-15

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the improper verification of update authenticity, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update. This can be achieved through techniques such as DNS cache poisoning.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-494

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3438

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3438 · Security Note
• http://infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz · Note
• http://infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html · Note