CVE-2008-2312: Apple Mac OS X

Medium severity, CVSS 4.9. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Network Preferences in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 stores PPP passwords in cleartext in a world-readable file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: version 10.4.11 only
• Apple Mac OS X Server: version 10.4.11 only

Published 2008-09-16. Last modified 2026-06-16.