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CVE-2008-0059
Race condition in NSXML in Foundation for Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
Medium5.8EPSS 2.3%
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Description
Race condition in NSXML in Foundation for Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XML file, related to "error handling logic."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- 28304 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1019650 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- TA08-079A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0924 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- macos-foundation-code-execution(41296) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 29420 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28367 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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