CFNetwork in Safari in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 automatically sends an SSL client…
Priority LOW 23CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
CFNetwork in Safari in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 automatically sends an SSL client certificate in response to a web server's certificate request, which allows remote web sites to obtain sensitive information (Subject data) from personally identifiable certificates, and use arbitrary certificates to track user activities across domains, a related issue to CVE-2007-4879.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01304 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.4.11 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.1 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.2 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.4.11 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.1 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.2 | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4.11 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.1 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.2 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.4.11 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.1 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.2 Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1580
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5r28-wf7x-cq3h
References
Patch 2
Other 1
More Apple Safari vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-28228 Use after free in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-22512 Memory corruption in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-12953 Memory corruption in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-05957 Improper input validation in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-29863 Apple Safari: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2008-1580 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1580 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5r28-wf7x-cq3h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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