CVE-2008-0037

X11 in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 does not properly handle when the "Allow connections from network client" preference is disabled, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and connect to the X server.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/28891
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27736
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019365
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2008-02-12 20:00

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:40

NVD link : CVE-2008-0037

Mitre link : CVE-2008-0037

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-0037

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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