CVE-2008-0040 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2008-0040?

CVE-2008-0040 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 12 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in NFS in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system shutdown) or execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to mbuf chains that trigger memory corruption.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0040?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0040?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0040 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2008-0040 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0040 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-cr62-jpj9-p24q.