HIGH
Multiple integer overflows in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 on Intel platforms allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted call to (1) i386_set_ldt or (2) i386_get_ldt
Published Dec 17, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 on Intel platforms allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted call to (1) i386_set_ldt or (2) i386_get_ldt.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 10.5.5
- 10.5
- 10.5.1
- 10.5.2
- 10.5.3
- 10.5.4
- ≤ 10.5.5
- 10.5
- 10.5.1
- 10.5.2
- 10.5.3
- 10.5.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.34% 0.00343
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00343
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 25.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00343) | 25.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 13.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 16.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33179 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32839 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32879 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021403 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33179 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32839 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32879 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021403 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 17, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 24, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4218
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a