CVE-2008-3647 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in PSNormalizer in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a PostScript file with a crafted bounding box comment.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06607.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3633	Buffer overflow in PSNormalizer in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a PostScript file with a crafted bounding box comment.

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/Oct/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31719
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021026
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45783

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-10T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:45:18.960Z

Reserved: 2008-08-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-3647

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-10-10T10:30:05.060

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

Link: CVE-2008-3647

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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