CVE-2008-0037

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28891
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27736
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019365
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00002.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28891
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27736
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019365
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-043B.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0495/references