CVE-2008-4237 Misconfiguration in n/a
Attackers can bypass security settings like screen saver locks by exploiting misidentification in macOS Managed Client configuration installation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-4237?
CVE-2008-4237 is a critical vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 17 Dec 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Managed Client in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 sometimes misidentifies a system when installing per-host configuration settings, which allows context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact by leveraging unintended settings, as demonstrated by the screen saver lock setting.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4237?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4237?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4237 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-4237 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4237 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wfqm-3fhw-jgvp.