CVE-2008-3611
Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 does not clear the current password when a user makes a...
Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 does not clear the current password when a user makes a password-change attempt that is denied by policy, which allows opportunistic, physically proximate attackers to bypass authentication and change this user's password by later entering an acceptable new password on the same login screen.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 does not clear the current password when a user makes a password-change attempt that is denied by policy, which allows opportunistic, physically proximate attackers to bypass authentication and change this user's password by later entering an acceptable new password on the same login screen.
- Record
CVE-2008-3611- CVSS 2.0
- 6.3 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 does not clear the current password when a user makes a password-change attempt that is denied by policy, which allows opportunistic, physically proximate attackers to bypass authentication and change this user's password by later entering an acceptable new password on the same login screen.
- Record
CVE-2008-3611- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3597 No score
Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 does not clear the current password when a user makes a password-change attempt that is denied by policy, which allows opportunistic, physically proximate attackers to bypass authentication and change this user's password by later entering an acceptable new password on the same login screen.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3597- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hrpf-8q8g-5rwf No score
Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 does not clear the current password when a user makes a...
Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 does not clear the current password when a user makes a password-change attempt that is denied by policy, which allows opportunistic, physically proximate attackers to bypass authentication and change this user's password by later entering an acceptable new password on the same login screen.
- Record
GHSA-hrpf-8q8g-5rwf- 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-2008-3611 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) 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 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/31189
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
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45171
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3611
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hrpf-8q8g-5rwf