CVE DATABASE / CVE-2004-1083
CVE-2004-1083
CVSS 7.5 · HIGH
Summary
Apache for Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 and 10.3.6 restricts access to files in a case sensitive manner, but the Apple HFS+ filesystem accesses files in a case insensitive manner, which allows remote attackers to read .DS_Store files and files beginning with ".ht" using alternate capitalization.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 7.5 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | NONE |
| Availability | NONE |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Apple darwin streaming serverApple quicktime streaming serverApple mac os xApple mac os x server
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References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2004/Dec/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005//Aug/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Aug/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13362/
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-049.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11802
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18348
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.