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TI-2008-04047 Aliases CVE-2008-4219GHSA-49m6-w46f-fp87

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows local users to cause a denial of…

Priority LOW 22CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00345 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.5.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.5.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.2VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.5.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.5.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5.4VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.4 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4219
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-49m6-w46f-fp87

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2021-01573 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-01572 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02117 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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