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CVE-2008-3617

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2008-09-16 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Remote Management and Screen Sharing in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when used to set a password for a VNC viewer, displays additional input characters beyond the maximum password length, which might make it easier for attackers to guess passwords that the user believed were longer.

Affected Platforms

Apple Mac Os X ServerApple Mac Os X

Weakness Type

CWE-255

References