PT-2008-3796 · Apple · Macos X

Chris Ries · Published 2008-09-16 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-2305

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Apple Mac OS X versions 10.4.11 through 10.5.4

Description: A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a document containing a crafted font, related to PostScript font names.

Recommendations: For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.4.11 through 10.5.4, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2305

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2305 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31189 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020873 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45162 · Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html · Note