First published: Tue Jul 01 2008(Updated: )
Unspecified vulnerability in Alias Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 and earlier on Intel platforms allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) by resolving an alias that contains crafted AFP volume mount information.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.3 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.9 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.1 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.2 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.10 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.9 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5.1 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.7 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.4 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.6 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.8 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.6 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.5 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.11 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.8 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.5 | |
Apple Mac OS X Server | =10.4.7 | |
macOS Yosemite | =10.4.2 |
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CVE-2008-2308 is considered a high severity vulnerability as it allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service.
To mitigate CVE-2008-2308, update your Apple Mac OS X to version 10.5.2 or later.
CVE-2008-2308 affects Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 and earlier on Intel platforms.
Yes, CVE-2008-2308 can cause memory corruption and application crashes, potentially leading to data loss.
CVE-2008-2308 is a local vulnerability, meaning it requires local access to exploit.