CVE-2008-4212 (GCVE-0-2008-4212)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-10 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:08
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2286 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31708 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021028 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2008-10-09 00:00
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