Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4212
CVE-2008-4212
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.4.11, 10.5.5
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
8- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681nvdPatch
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32222nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3216nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31708nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45785nvd
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