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CVE-2008-0998 Details

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in NetCfgTool in the System Configuration component in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.2 allows local users to bypass authorization and execute arbitrary code via crafted distributed objects.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html	CVE	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41281	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28385	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019674	CVE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references	CVE
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html	[email protected]	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41281	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28385	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019674	[email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references	[email protected]

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apple mac os x	10.4.11 10.5.2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x server	10.4.11 10.5.2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 19, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]