Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2008-4236
Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted embedded font in a PDF file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server — versions 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3444 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-350A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/33179 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32839 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3338 (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008//Dec/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32875 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-4236?
- CVE-2008-4236 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under CWE-399. Published 2008-12-17.
- Is CVE-2008-4236 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.