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CVE-2008-3438
Apple Mac OS X does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code…
High8.1EPSS 0.83%
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- mitre
Description
Apple Mac OS X does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.83% · top 42% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20080728 Tool release: [evilgrade] - Using DNS cache poisoning to exploit poor update implementations (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
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