CVE-2008-1572 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Image Capture in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 does not properly use temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, and display images that are being resized by this application.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00064.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:::::::*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Apple Subscribe	Mac Os X Subscribe Mac Os X Server Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1573	Image Capture in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 does not properly use temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, and display images that are being resized by this application.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020141
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29412
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29521
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42719

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-06-02T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.908Z

Reserved: 2008-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1572

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-06-02T21:30:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1572

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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