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Unscored CVE-2008-4221 EUVD-2008-4204GHSA-g4pf-rq76-fcx3

The strptime API in Libsystem in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corru…

Published Dec 17, 2008 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The strptime API in Libsystem in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted date string, related to improper memory allocation.

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