Improper input validation in Apple Ical
CVE-2008-2006
Apple iCal 3.0.1 on Mac OS X allows remote CalDAV servers, and user-assisted remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a .ics file containing (1) a large 16-bit integer on a TRIGGER line, or (2) a large integer in a COUNT field on an RRULE line.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.097 (95.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.097 · newest: 0.097 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Ical — versions 3.0.1
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.5.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1601 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42569 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28632 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.coresecurity.com/ (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492682/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492638/100/100/threaded (mailing-list)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3901 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28629 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492414/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2006?
- CVE-2008-2006 is a vulnerability in Apple Ical, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2008-05-22.
- Is CVE-2008-2006 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.