CVE-2008-4237

Description

Managed Client in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 sometimes misidentifies a system when installing per-host configuration settings, which allows context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact by leveraging unintended settings, as demonstrated by the screen saver lock setting.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.52%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory apple.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/33179	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32839	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021407	vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338	vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32880	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4237?: CVE-2008-4237 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4237?: To fix CVE-2008-4237, 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-2008-4237 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4237 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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