CVE-2008-3618
The File Sharing pane in the Sharing preference pane in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does...
The File Sharing pane in the Sharing preference pane in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not inform users that the complete contents of their own home directories are shared for their own use, which might allow attackers to leverage other vulnerabilities and access files for which sharing was unintended.
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The File Sharing pane in the Sharing preference pane in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not inform users that the complete contents of their own home directories are shared for their own use, which might allow attackers to leverage other vulnerabilities and access files for which sharing was unintended.
- Record
CVE-2008-3618- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The File Sharing pane in the Sharing preference pane in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not inform users that the complete contents of their own home directories are shared for their own use, which might allow attackers to leverage other vulnerabilities and access files for which sharing was unintended.
- Record
CVE-2008-3618- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3604 No score
The File Sharing pane in the Sharing preference pane in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not inform users that the complete contents of their own home directories are shared for their own use, which might allow attackers to leverage other vulnerabilities and access files for which sharing was unintended.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3604- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mjp9-pgr7-8j62 No score
The File Sharing pane in the Sharing preference pane in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does...
The File Sharing pane in the Sharing preference pane in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4 does not inform users that the complete contents of their own home directories are shared for their own use, which might allow attackers to leverage other vulnerabilities and access files for which sharing was unintended.
- Record
GHSA-mjp9-pgr7-8j62- 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-2008-3618 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) 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 1.71%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/31189
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/126787
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
securitytracker.com/id?1020883
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45175
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3618
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mjp9-pgr7-8j62