CVE-2004-1083

Apache for Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 and 10.3.6 restricts access to files in a case sensitive manner,...

7.5 High

Apache for Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 and 10.3.6 restricts access to files in a case sensitive manner, but the Apple HFS+ filesystem accesses files in a case insensitive manner, which allows remote attackers to read .DS_Store files and files beginning with ".ht" using alternate capitalization.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.88%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2004-1083
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-178
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2004-1083
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-1081 No score

Record: EUVD-2004-1081
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q8p7-6fhh-3h44 7.5

Apache for Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 and 10.3.6 restricts access to files in a case sensitive manner,...

Record: GHSA-q8p7-6fhh-3h44
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-178
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-1083 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apple Mac Os X, published December 3, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.88%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.