PT-2008-1702 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2008-02-12 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2008-0040

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions 10.5 through 10.5.1

Description The issue is related to an unspecified vulnerability in NFS that can cause memory corruption due to problems with mbuf chains. This can lead to a denial of service, resulting in a system shutdown, or potentially allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.5 through 10.5.1, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0040

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0040 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27736 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019362 · Note
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28891 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html · Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references · Note