CVE-2008-4368

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-01 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

The default configuration of Java 1.5 on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4 and 10.5.5 contains a jurisdiction policy that limits Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) key sizes to 128 bits, which makes it easier for attackers to decrypt ciphertext produced by JCE.

Affected products

macOS: 10.5.4, 10.5.5

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00007.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45650
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00007.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45650

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