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CVE-2008-3642
Buffer overflow in ColorSync in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination)…
High9.3EPSS 5.5%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in ColorSync in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an image with a crafted ICC profile.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.5% · top 7.2% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (11)
- APPLE-SA-2008-11-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 31715 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 31681 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1021023 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 32706 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32222 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- macosx-colorsync-bo(45778) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2780 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-10-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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