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CVE-2008-3637
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…
High8.8EPSS 5.7%
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- mitre
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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.7% · top 6.9% 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 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- java-macos-hmac-code-execution(45396) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-09-24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 32018 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31379 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-09-24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1020943 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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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