CVE-2008-0989 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String3 documents3 sources
Severity
6.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.62%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server
Timeline
PublishedMar 18
Latest updateMay 1

Description

Format string vulnerability in mDNSResponderHelper in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the local hostname.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.4 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.5.2

Patches

Patch: lists.apple.com ↗Patch: lists.apple.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vp33-r976-5vjp: Format string vulnerability in mDNSResponderHelper in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2008-0989: Format string vulnerability in mDNSResponderHelper in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2008-03-18
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CVE-2008-0989 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability | cvebase