CVE-2008-4220 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability

CWE-1893 documents3 sources
Severity
10.0CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.9%
top 24.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server
Timeline
PublishedDec 17
Latest updateMay 2

Description

Integer overflow in the inet_net_pton API in Libsystem in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this may be related to the WLB-2008080064 advisory published by SecurityReason on 20080822; however, as of 20081216, there are insufficient details to be sure.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.5.5+6
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x_server10.5.5+6

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-ghgw-wvjx-6m5j: Integer overflow in the inet_net_pton API in Libsystem in Apple Mac OS X before 10↗2022-05-02
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CVEList
CVE-2008-4220: Integer overflow in the inet_net_pton API in Libsystem in Apple Mac OS X before 10↗2008-12-17
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