National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-0992
Original release date:03/18/2008
Last revised:10/11/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Array index error in pax in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an archive with a crafted length value.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
4.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Red Hat (03/20/2008)
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Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect versions of pax as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-079A
Name: TA08-079A
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2008-03-18
Type: Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: macos-pax-code-execution(41288)
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1019673
External Source: BID
Name: 28365
External Source: BID
Name: 28304
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-0924
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29420
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562