PT-2008-1709 · Apple · Appkit+1

Published 2008-03-18 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-0048

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X version 10.4.11

Description The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in AppKit, allowing context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code. This is achieved by providing a long file name to the NSDocument API.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X version 10.4.11, consider avoiding the use of long file names with the NSDocument API until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the NSDocument API to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0048

Affected Products

Appkit

Macos X

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0048 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28388 · Note
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 · Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019647 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41315 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28304 · Note