CVE-2008-3438
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
01/08/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0.0 (including) | 10.5.4 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz