CVE-2008-3642 — 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
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
20.3%
top 4.46%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple MAC OS X Server
Timeline
PublishedOct 10
Latest updateMay 2

Description

Buffer overflow in ColorSync in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an image with a crafted ICC profile.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.4.11, 10.5.5+1
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x_server10.4.11, 10.5.5+1

Patches

Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5gj6-w4cr-94x9: Buffer overflow in ColorSync in Mac OS X 10↗2022-05-02
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CVEList
CVE-2008-3642: Buffer overflow in ColorSync in Mac OS X 10↗2008-10-10
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CVE-2008-3642 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability | cvebase