CVE-2008-0988

Published: Mar 18, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Apple: Mac Os X, Mac Os X Server

Apple

2 products

Mac Os X

Mac Os X Server

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Mac Os X	Version 10.4.11
Apple Mac Os X Server	Version 10.4.11

Related CWEs

CWE-189

References (16)

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://secunia.com/advisories/29420

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28374

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019661

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562