CVE-2008-0988
Off-by-one error in the Libsystem strnstr API in libc on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context...
Off-by-one error in the Libsystem strnstr API in libc on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted arguments that trigger a buffer over-read.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Off-by-one error in the Libsystem strnstr API in libc on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted arguments that trigger a buffer over-read.
- Record
CVE-2008-0988- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Off-by-one error in the Libsystem strnstr API in libc on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted arguments that trigger a buffer over-read.
- Record
CVE-2008-0988- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0995 No score
Off-by-one error in the Libsystem strnstr API in libc on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted arguments that trigger a buffer over-read.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0995- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p3jw-q26m-j2rr No score
Off-by-one error in the Libsystem strnstr API in libc on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context...
Off-by-one error in the Libsystem strnstr API in libc on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted arguments that trigger a buffer over-read.
- Record
GHSA-p3jw-q26m-j2rr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0988 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apple Mac Os X, published March 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.65%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.