CVE-2008-4212 describes an unspecified vulnerability in the rlogind component of Apple Mac OS X versions 10.4.11 and 10.5.5. This flaw allows rlogind to incorrectly apply hosts.equiv entries to the root user, contrary to documentation, potentially enabling remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critical, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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