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CVE-2008-3438

HIGH CVSS: 8.1 Published: 2008-08-01 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Apple Mac OS X does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.

Affected Platforms

Apple Mac Os X

Weakness Type

CWE-494

References