What is the severity of CVE-2008-0993?

CVE-2008-0993 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability affecting Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0993?

To fix CVE-2008-0993, it is recommended to upgrade to a later version of macOS or Podcast Producer that addresses this issue.

Who is affected by CVE-2008-0993?

CVE-2008-0993 affects local users of Mac OS X 10.5.2 and users of the Apple Podcast Producer application.

What type of attack does CVE-2008-0993 enable?

CVE-2008-0993 allows local users to read sensitive passwords through process listings due to insecure command line arguments.

What software components are involved in CVE-2008-0993?

CVE-2008-0993 involves the Podcast Capture feature in the Apple Podcast Producer application on macOS.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2008-0993

low

2.1

CWE

200

18/3/2008

7/8/2024

CVE-2008-0993: Infoleak

First published: Tue Mar 18 2008(Updated: )

Podcast Capture in Podcast Producer for Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 invokes a subtask with passwords in command line arguments, which allows local users to read the passwords via process listings.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
macOS Yosemite	=10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X Server	=10.5.2
Apple Podcast Producer

Remedy

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0993?
CVE-2008-0993 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability affecting Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0993?
To fix CVE-2008-0993, it is recommended to upgrade to a later version of macOS or Podcast Producer that addresses this issue.
Who is affected by CVE-2008-0993?
CVE-2008-0993 affects local users of Mac OS X 10.5.2 and users of the Apple Podcast Producer application.
What type of attack does CVE-2008-0993 enable?
CVE-2008-0993 allows local users to read sensitive passwords through process listings due to insecure command line arguments.
What software components are involved in CVE-2008-0993?
CVE-2008-0993 involves the Podcast Capture feature in the Apple Podcast Producer application on macOS.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0993?
CVE-2008-0993 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability affecting Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0993?
To fix CVE-2008-0993, it is recommended to upgrade to a later version of macOS or Podcast Producer that addresses this issue.
Who is affected by CVE-2008-0993?
CVE-2008-0993 affects local users of Mac OS X 10.5.2 and users of the Apple Podcast Producer application.
What type of attack does CVE-2008-0993 enable?
CVE-2008-0993 allows local users to read sensitive passwords through process listings due to insecure command line arguments.
What software components are involved in CVE-2008-0993?
CVE-2008-0993 involves the Podcast Capture feature in the Apple Podcast Producer application on macOS.