VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-1034
Integer underflow in Help Viewer in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted help:topic URL that triggers a buffer overflow.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 8.18%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer underflow in Help Viewer in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted help:topic URL that triggers a buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 8.18% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- apple/mac os x
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30430Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020138
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/566875US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29412
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29483
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42716
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30430Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020138
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/566875US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29412
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29483
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42716
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.