PT-2008-1706 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2008-03-18 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-0044

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions 10.4.11 through 10.5.2

Description The issue is related to multiple buffer overflows in the AFP Client, which can be exploited by remote attackers using a crafted afp:// URL. This can lead to a denial of service, causing application termination, and potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.4.11 through 10.5.2, update to a newer version that addresses the buffer overflow issue in the AFP Client to prevent potential exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0044

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0044 · Security Note
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 · Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41319 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28320 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28304 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019640 · Note