CVE-2008-0040

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Published Feb 12, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 7.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in NFS in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system shutdown) or execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to mbuf chains that trigger memory corruption.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0053	Unspecified vulnerability in NFS in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system shutdown) or execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to mbuf chains that trigger memory corruption.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.1% (7.107% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28891
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27736
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019362
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:32 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 12, 2008, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:32 AM
Reserved: Jan 3, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 12, 2008, 8:00 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM

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