CVE-2008-4212

critical

Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45785

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021028

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31708

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216

http://secunia.com/advisories/32222

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-10-10

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H