Integer overflow in the inet_net_pton API in Libsystem in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute…

Description

Integer overflow in the inet_net_pton API in Libsystem in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this may be related to the WLB-2008080064 advisory published by SecurityReason on 20080822; however, as of 20081216, there are insufficient details to be sure.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-189 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-189 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• ADV-2008-3444 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• TA08-350A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• 33179 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32839 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 32877 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2008-12-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 1021406 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• 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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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 10:08 UTC.