PT-2008-4992 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2008-09-16 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-3616

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to multiple integer overflows in the SearchKit API, which can be exploited by context-dependent attackers. This can be achieved by passing untrusted input to unspecified API functions, potentially leading to a denial of service (application crash) or the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Mac OS X versions 10.4.11 through 10.5.4, update to a version outside of this range to mitigate the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3616

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3616 · 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
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45172 · Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020880 · Note