CVE-2008-1578: Apple Mac OS X

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The sso_util program in Single Sign-On in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 places passwords on the command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: version 10.4.11 only; version 10.5 only; version 10.5.1 only; version 10.5.2 only
• Apple Mac OS X Server: version 10.4.11 only; version 10.5 only; version 10.5.1 only; version 10.5.2 only

Published 2008-06-02. Last modified 2026-06-16.