FKIE_CVE-2008-0040

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-02-12 20:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:48
Severity
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in NFS in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system shutdown) or execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to mbuf chains that trigger memory corruption.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.htmlPatch
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28891
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27736
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019362
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.htmlUS Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.htmlPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28891
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27736
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019362
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple mac_os_x 10.5
apple mac_os_x 10.5.1
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