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CVE-2008-2329 (GCVE-0-2008-2329)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-09-16 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:58
VLAI
Summary
Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.4, when Active Directory is used, allows attackers to enumerate user names via wildcard characters in the Login Window.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020874 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Date Public
2008-09-15 00:00
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