CVE-2008-4212 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability

CWE-164 documents4 sources
Severity
10.0CRITICALNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 23.38%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server
Timeline
PublishedOct 10
Latest updateMay 2

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in rlogind in the rlogin component in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 applies hosts.equiv entries to root despite what is stated in documentation, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.4.11, 10.5.5+1
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x_server10.4.11, 10.5.5+1

Patches

Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vq9m-ghf7-f8ph: Unspecified vulnerability in rlogind in the rlogin component in Mac OS X 10↗2022-05-02
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CVEList
CVE-2008-4212: Unspecified vulnerability in rlogind in the rlogin component in Mac OS X 10↗2008-10-10
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
CVE-2008-4212: Unspecified vulnerability in rlogind in the rlogin component in Mac OS X 10↗
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