CVE-2004-1083

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.

Published: 2004-12-03 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1083 is rated Moderate Risk (57.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.91%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1083

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 2.95% 1.91% -1.04%
2 2025-03-29 1.90% 2.95% +1.04%
3 2025-03-17 — 1.90% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1083

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1083

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1083

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple darwin_streaming_server 4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:darwin_streaming_server:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple darwin_streaming_server 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:darwin_streaming_server:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime_streaming_server 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime_streaming_server:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.2.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.3.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1083

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