CVE-2008-4219 (GCVE-0-2008-4219)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-12-17 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:08
VLAI
Summary
The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system halt) by running an application that is dynamically linked to libraries on an NFS server, related to occurrence of an exception in this application.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
http://secunia.com/advisories/33179 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021404 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32839 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32873 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2008-12-15 00:00
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