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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2008-3603 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T09:45:18.938Z
Reserved: 2008-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-3617
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-09-16T23:00:01.210
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-3617
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Weaknesses
EUVD