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 via a Trojan horse…

published August 1, 2008

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
56.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00829 · 56.8th percentile
Published
2008-08-01T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 AUG 14:00Z
    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…
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