CVE-2008-1034 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2008-06-02

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 8.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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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::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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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 0.0818.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020138
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/566875
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29412
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29483
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42716

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:08:57.137Z

Reserved: 2008-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1034

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:50:50.950

Link: CVE-2008-1034

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-189

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