4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-0037
Apple Mac OS X X11 Remote Access Bypass
Description

X11 in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 does not properly handle when the "Allow connections from network client" preference is disabled, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and connect to the X server.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 12, 2008, 8 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:41 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0037 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28891
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27736
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019365
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.21 }} 0.95%

score

0.89857

percentile

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