CVE-2008-4211
Integer signedness error in (1) QuickLook in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 and (2) Office Viewer in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer signedness error in (1) QuickLook in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 and (2) Office Viewer in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted Microsoft Excel file that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, related to "handling of columns."
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 6.57% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server · apple/iphone os
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32756Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31707
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021027
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45784
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32756Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31707
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021027
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45784
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.