CVE-2008-4212

Critical

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in rlogind in the rlogin component in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 applies hosts.equiv entries to root despite what is stated in documentation, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability—
ProductApple Mac Os X
PublishedOct 10, 2008
First seenOct 10, 2008

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apple mac_os_x10.4.11, 10.5.5—
apple mac_os_x_server10.4.11, 10.5.5—

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