CVE-2008-3610
Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when a blank-password...
Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when a blank-password account is enabled, allows attackers to bypass password authentication and login to any account via multiple attempts to login to the blank-password account, followed by selection of an arbitrary account from the user list.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when a blank-password account is enabled, allows attackers to bypass password authentication and login to any account via multiple attempts to login to the blank-password account, followed by selection of an arbitrary account from the user list.
- Record
CVE-2008-3610- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when a blank-password account is enabled, allows attackers to bypass password authentication and login to any account via multiple attempts to login to the blank-password account, followed by selection of an arbitrary account from the user list.
- Record
CVE-2008-3610- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3596 No score
Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when a blank-password account is enabled, allows attackers to bypass password authentication and login to any account via multiple attempts to login to the blank-password account, followed by selection of an arbitrary account from the user list.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3596- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4r59-w36x-w685 No score
Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when a blank-password...
Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when a blank-password account is enabled, allows attackers to bypass password authentication and login to any account via multiple attempts to login to the blank-password account, followed by selection of an arbitrary account from the user list.
- Record
GHSA-4r59-w36x-w685- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3610 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Apple Mac Os X, published September 16, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.04%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/31189
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45170
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
securitytracker.com/id?1020878
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
secunia.com/advisories/31882
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3610
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4r59-w36x-w685