CVE-2008-0037 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

X11 in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 does not properly handle when the "Allow connections from network client" preference is disabled, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and connect to the X server.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00263.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple Subscribe	Mac Os X Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0050	X11 in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 does not properly handle when the "Allow connections from network client" preference is disabled, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and connect to the X server.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28891
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27736
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019365
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-12T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:23.304Z

Reserved: 2008-01-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-0037

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-02-12T20:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-0037

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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