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CVE-2008-4221

CRITICAL
10.0
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.0820%
EPSS Percentile27.63th
PublishedDec 17, 2008
Last ModifiedApr 23, 2026

Vulnerability Description

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.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Apple

Mac Os X

<= 10.5.5
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Apple

Mac Os X

= 10.4.11
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Apple

Mac Os X

= 10.5
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Apple

Mac Os X

= 10.5.1
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Apple

Mac Os X

= 10.5.2
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Apple

Mac Os X

= 10.5.3
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Apple

Mac Os X

= 10.5.4
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Apple

Mac Os X Server

<= 10.5.5
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Apple

Mac Os X Server

= 10.4.11
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Apple

Mac Os X Server

= 10.5
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Apple

Mac Os X Server

= 10.5.1
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Apple

Mac Os X Server

= 10.5.2
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Apple

Mac Os X Server

= 10.5.3
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Apple

Mac Os X Server

= 10.5.4

References & Advisories

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