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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-17T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:08:34.929Z

Reserved: 2008-09-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4221

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-17T01:30:00.390

Modified: 2011-03-08T03:12:08.407

Link: CVE-2008-4221

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