PT-2008-5017 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2008-10-10 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-3647

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 the PSNormalizer component, which can be triggered by a PostScript file containing a crafted bounding box comment. This can lead to a denial of service, causing the application to terminate, and potentially allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Mac OS X versions 10.4.11 through 10.5.5, consider avoiding the use of PostScript files from untrusted sources until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the execution of PostScript files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3647

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 9

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31719 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3647 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31681 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45783 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021026 · Note