PT-2008-4989 · Apple · Finder+1

Published 2008-09-16 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-3613

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Finder in Apple Mac OS X versions 10.5.2 through 10.5.4

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference and application crash. This can be achieved via vectors involving a search for a remote disk on the local network.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.5.2 through 10.5.4, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk of a denial of service attack. As a temporary workaround, restrict the search for remote disks on the local network to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3613

Affected Products

Finder

Macos X

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3613 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31189 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31882 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020875 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45166 · Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory