CVE-2008-4212

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

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

Weakness enumeration

CWE-16

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 10, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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