VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-0988
Off-by-one error in the Libsystem strnstr API in libc on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted arguments that trigger a buffer over-read.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.65%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.65%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Off-by-one error in the Libsystem strnstr API in libc on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted arguments that trigger a buffer over-read.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.65% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28374
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019661
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28374
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019661
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.