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.
EPSS: 0.019 (77.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
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.