CVE-2008-0997 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer3 documents3 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
2.4%
top 15.08%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server
Timeline
PublishedMar 18
Latest updateMay 1

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file that is not properly handled when querying a network printer.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.4.11

Patches

Patch: lists.apple.com ↗Patch: lists.apple.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-w4g8-m7x6-rg5v: Stack-based buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2008-0997: Stack-based buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10↗2008-03-18
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CVE-2008-0997 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability | cvebase