CVE-2008-0996: Apple Mac OS X

Low severity, CVSS 1.7. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Printing component in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 might save authentication credentials to disk when starting a job on an authenticated print queue, which might allow local users to obtain the credentials.

Affected products

  • Apple Mac OS X: version 10.5.2 only
  • Apple Mac OS X Server: version 10.5.2 only

Published 2008-03-18. Last modified 2026-06-16.