CVE-2008-2308 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges or cause denial of service via crafted AFP volume mount information in Alias Manager.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-2308?

CVE-2008-2308 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 1 Jul 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2308?

It affects 2 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2008-2308?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2308 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-2008-2308 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2308 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2j2m-xp2x-2v76.

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