CVE-2008-4219

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The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hal

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system halt) by running an application that is dynamically linked to libraries on an NFS server, related to occurrence of an exception in this application.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.00073

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Affected Products & Versions

apple mac os x<= 10.5.5
apple mac os xall versions
apple mac os x server<= 10.5.5
apple mac os x serverall versions

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4.9

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

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

Published to NVD17 Dec 2008 · 01:30 AM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/33179Vendor Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32839

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32873

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021404

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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.htmlUS Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444

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