Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 18, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-0988
CVE-2008-0988
Description
Off-by-one error in the Libsystem strnstr API in libc on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted arguments that trigger a buffer over-read.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.4.11
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.htmlnvdPatch
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29420nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28374nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/referencesnvd
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