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.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html	Patch
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019661
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html	US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28374
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:::::::*

Information

Published : 2008-03-18 16:44

Updated : 2011-03-07 19:05

NVD link : CVE-2008-0988

Mitre link : CVE-2008-0988

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-189

Numeric Errors

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Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x
mac_os_x_server

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