CVEvulnerability

CVE-2008-3637

8.8 HIGH Published 2008-09-26 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2008-09-26
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-665

Description

The Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) provider in Java on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.4, and 10.5.5 uses an uninitialized variable, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted applet, related to an "error checking issue."

Affected configurations

• apple mac os x 10.4.11 • apple mac os x 10.5.4 • apple mac os x 10.5.5 • apple mac os x server 10.4.11 • apple mac os x server 10.5.4 • apple mac os x server 10.5.5

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-665 Improper Initialization weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

  • CWE-665 Improper Initialization weakness

References