CVE-2008-2310 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2008-2310?

CVE-2008-2310 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

Format string vulnerability in c++filt in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.4 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted string in (1) C++ or (2) Java source code.

Weakness: CWE-134

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2310?

It affects 2 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2008-2310?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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

Is CVE-2008-2310 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2310 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 DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2310, GHSA-mx5r-5fpq-f39j.