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CVE-2008-4221

The strptime API in Libsystem in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted date string, related to improper memory allocation.

Published

2008-12-17T01:30:00.390

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System apple mac_os_x ≤ 10.5.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.4.11 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server ≤ 10.5.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.11 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.4 Yes
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