MEDIUM
X11 in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 does not properly handle when the "Allow connections from network client" preference is disabled, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and connect to the X server
Published Feb 12, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.63%
Description
X11 in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 does not properly handle when the "Allow connections from network client" preference is disabled, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and connect to the X server.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.63% 0.01633
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01633
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01633) | 75.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01633) | 73.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00306) | 51.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 23, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02511) | 89.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.26% (0.01257) | 86.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00475) | 75.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00356) | 72.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 73.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 72.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 68.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28891 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27736 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019365 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28891 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27736 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019365 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 12, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 3, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0037
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a