CVE-2008-0996 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2008-0996

The Printing component in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 might...

Vulnerability Description

The Printing component in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 might save authentication credentials to disk when starting a job on an authenticated print queue, which might allow local users to obtain the credentials.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

mac os x, mac os x server
Vulnerable Versions:
10.5.2

Timeline

Official Publish: March 18th, 2008
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.