Remote Management and Screen Sharing in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when used to set a password for a VNC viewer, displays additional input characters beyond the maximum password length, which might make it easier for attackers to guess passwords that the user believed were longer.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.5 (including) | 10.5 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.5.1 (including) | 10.5.1 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.5.2 (including) | 10.5.2 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.5.3 (including) | 10.5.3 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.5.4 (including) | 10.5.4 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.5 (including) | 10.5 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.5.1 (including) | 10.5.1 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.5.2 (including) | 10.5.2 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.5.3 (including) | 10.5.3 (including) |
| Mac_os_x_server | Apple | 10.5.4 (including) | 10.5.4 (including) |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020882
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020882
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45174