CVE-2008-0995 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2008-03-18

Score: 2.6 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1002	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00577.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-18T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:01:40.246Z

Reserved: 2008-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0995

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-03-18T23:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0995

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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