VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-4212
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.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 2.59%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.59% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-16
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31708
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021028
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45785
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31708
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021028
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45785
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.