CVE-2008-4212
Estado: ModificadaAlta (10)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 10
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.59%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 85
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-16
Referencias
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31708
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021028
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45785
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31708
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021028
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45785
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