CVE - CVE-2008-4218

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-4218	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
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:32879 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32879 CERT:TA08-350A URL:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html CONFIRM:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3338 SECTRACK:1021403 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021403 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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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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