CVE - CVE-2008-4221

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-4221	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The strptime API in Libsystem in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted date string, related to improper memory allocation.
References
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APPLE:APPLE-SA-2008-12-15 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html BID:32839 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32839 BID:32881 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32881 CERT:TA08-350A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html CONFIRM:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338 SECTRACK:1021406 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021406 SECUNIA:33179 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/33179 VUPEN:ADV-2008-3444 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444~~ (Obsolete source)
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080924	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080924)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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