4.9med
CVE-2008-4219
The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system halt) by running an ap…
Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
4.9
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 28%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system halt) by running an application that is dynamically linked to libraries on an NFS server, related to occurrence of an exception in this application.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
- vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/3444 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
- us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/33179 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id?1021404 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/32839 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /kb/HT3338 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/32873 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-4219
- NVD: CVE-2008-4219
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