CVE-2008-3637
HIGH · CVSS 8.8EPSS 5.7%EU EUVD
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."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 8.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-665
- EPSS score
- 5.7% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3623)
- Published
- September 26, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3623 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / mac os x
- apple / mac os x
- apple / mac os x
- apple / mac os x server
- apple / mac os x server
- apple / mac os x server
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00007.html(Mailing List)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00008.html(Mailing List)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32018(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178(Vendor Advisory)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31379(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020943(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45396(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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