CVE-2008-0042

Published: Feb 12, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Terminal.app in Terminal in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 through 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified URL schemes.

Affected (3)

Products: Apple: Mac Os X

Apple

1 product

Mac Os X

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.4.11
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.5.1
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.5

Related CWEs

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (16)

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/28891

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/774345

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27736

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019364

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430