Format string vulnerability in c++filt in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.4 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted string in (1) C++ or (2) Java source code.
Published 2008-07-01 18:41:00
Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58
Source MITRE
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Vulnerability category: Execute codeDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2008-2310

Threat overview for CVE-2008-2310

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 548
IPs affected by CVE-2008-2310 31
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2310

0.86%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 73 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2310

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.8
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-2310

Vendor statements for CVE-2008-2310

  • Red Hat 2008-07-04
    Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of c++filt as shipped with binutils in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4. Although this bug is present in the version of c++filt as shipped with binutils in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, the format string protection from FORTIFY_SOURCE makes this unexploitable.

References for CVE-2008-2310

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