Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2008-0995 First vendor Publication 2008-03-18
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2017-08-08

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 2.6 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity High
Cvss Expoit Score 4.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

The Printing component in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 uses 40-bit RC4 when printing to an encrypted PDF file, which makes it easier for attackers to decrypt the file via brute force methods.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0995

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-200 Information Exposure

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 1
Os 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-11-17 Name : Mac OS X Version
File : nvt/macosx_version.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
43396 Apple Mac OS X Printing Component Printed Encrypted PDF File Encryption Weakness

Mac OS X contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure.  The issue is triggered when using the 'Print to PDF' feature to create an encrypted PDF, which uses 40-bit RC4 encryption and may be defeated by an attacker with sufficient computing power.

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2008-03-19 Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various security issues.
File : macosx_SecUpd2008-002.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
APPLE http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
BID http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28387
CERT http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html
CONFIRM http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
SECTRACK http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019667
SECUNIA http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
VUPEN http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
XF https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41287

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