Unscored severity · published Oct 10, 2008
CVE-2008-4212
Unspecified vulnerability in rlogind in the rlogin component in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 applies hosts.equiv entries to root despite what is stated in documentation, which…
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CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in rlogind in the rlogin component in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 applies hosts.equiv entries to root despite what is stated in documentation, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
10.4.11; 10.5.5 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X Server · Apple
10.4.11; 10.5.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4212
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4212
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
support.apple.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31708
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021028
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