CVE-2008-1005

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-03-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

WebCore, as used in Apple Safari before 3.1, does not properly mask the password field when reverse conversion is used with the Kotoeri input method, which allows physically proximate attackers to read the password.

Affected products

Apple Safari: 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 (+10)

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307563
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29393
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28290
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28326
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019656
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0920/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41329
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307563
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29393

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