FKIE_CVE-2008-4219
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-12-17 01:30 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | mac_os_x | * | |
| 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 | * | |
| 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 |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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