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CVE-2008-4220

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1720%

EPSS Percentile38.20th

PublishedDec 17, 2008

Last ModifiedApr 23, 2026

Vulnerability 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.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

💻

Apple

Mac Os X

<= 10.5.5

💻

Apple

Mac Os X

= 10.4.11

💻

Apple

Mac Os X

= 10.5

💻

Apple

Mac Os X

= 10.5.1

💻

Apple

Mac Os X

= 10.5.2

💻

Apple

Mac Os X

= 10.5.3

💻

Apple

Mac Os X

= 10.5.4

💻

Apple

Mac Os X Server

<= 10.5.5

💻

Apple

Mac Os X Server

= 10.4.11

💻

Apple

Mac Os X Server

= 10.5

💻

Apple

Mac Os X Server

= 10.5.1

💻

Apple

Mac Os X Server

= 10.5.2

💻

Apple

Mac Os X Server

= 10.5.3

💻

Apple

Mac Os X Server

= 10.5.4

References & Advisories

🔗 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html

🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/33179

🔗 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32839

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32877

🔗 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021406

🔗 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html

🔗 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444

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