CVE-2008-3438

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.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html	Broken Link
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf	Broken Link
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz	Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html	Broken Link
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf	Broken Link
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2008-08-01 14:41

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2008-3438

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3438

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3438

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-494

Download of Code Without Integrity Check

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