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CVE-2008-1005
WebCore, as used in Apple Safari before 3.1, does not properly mask the password field when reverse conversion is used with the Kotoeri…
Low2.1EPSS 0.38%
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Description
WebCore, as used in Apple Safari before 3.1, does not properly mask the password field when reverse conversion is used with the Kotoeri input method, which allows physically proximate attackers to read the password.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- safari-webcore-weak-security(41329) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1019656 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- TA08-079A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 28290 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307563 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28326 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0920 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29393 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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