CVE-2008-0989
Format string vulnerability in mDNSResponderHelper in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 allows local users to...
Format string vulnerability in mDNSResponderHelper in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the local hostname.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Format string vulnerability in mDNSResponderHelper in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the local hostname.
- Record
CVE-2008-0989- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Format string vulnerability in mDNSResponderHelper in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the local hostname.
- Record
CVE-2008-0989- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0996 No score
Format string vulnerability in mDNSResponderHelper in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the local hostname.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0996- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vp33-r976-5vjp No score
Format string vulnerability in mDNSResponderHelper in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 allows local users to...
Format string vulnerability in mDNSResponderHelper in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the local hostname.
- Record
GHSA-vp33-r976-5vjp- Weakness
- CWE-134
- 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-2008-0989 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) 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 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.