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CVE-2008-0059

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0059 describes a race condition within the NSXML component of Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11's Foundation framework. This vulnerability allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted XML file, stemming from flawed error handling logic. With a CVSS score of 5.8, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring medium attack complexity and potentially leading to partial integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0235 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.info.apple.com / article.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/29420
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41296
securityfocus.com / bid/28304
securityfocus.com / bid/28367
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0924/references