CVE-2008-0037: Apple Mac OS X

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

• Apple Mac OS X: version 10.5 only; version 10.5.1 only

Published 2008-02-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.