CVE-2008-0989: Apple Mac OS X

Medium severity, CVSS 6.9. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: version 10.5.2 only
• Apple Mac OS X Server: version 10.5.2 only

Published 2008-03-18. Last modified 2026-06-16.