National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4368
Original release date:10/01/2008
Last revised:10/07/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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External Source: XF
Name: java-jce-information-disclosure(45650)
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2008-09-24