PT-2008-5012 · Apple · Macos X+2

Published 2008-10-10 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-3642

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 Mac OS X versions 10.4.11 through 10.5.5

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in ColorSync, which can be triggered by an image containing a crafted ICC profile. This could lead to a denial of service, causing the application to terminate, and potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Mac OS X versions 10.4.11 through 10.5.5, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3642

Affected Products

Colorsync

Macos X

Safari

References · 13

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31715 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3642 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31681 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32706 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45778 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 · Note
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45778 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021023 · Note