CVE-2008-0988 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

An off-by-one error in Mac OS X libc allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted arguments triggering a buffer over-read.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
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Attackable
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Victim action needed
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Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-0988?

CVE-2008-0988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 18 Mar 2008.

Official description

Off-by-one error in the Libsystem strnstr API in libc on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted arguments that trigger a buffer over-read.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0988?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-0988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p3jw-q26m-j2rr.

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