CVE-2008-0040

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in NFS in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system shutdown) or execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to mbuf chains that trigger memory corruption.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 12, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-0040: Critical severity, CVSS 10.0 | Vulnix