CVE-2008-0040

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in NFS in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system shutdown) or execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to mbuf chains that trigger memory corruption.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.94% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430
http://secunia.com/advisories/28891 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27736 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019362 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html third party advisory us government resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0040?
CVE-2008-0040 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0040?
To fix CVE-2008-0040, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0040 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0040 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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