CVE-2008-0987

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-03-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Image Raw in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2, and Digital Camera RAW Compatibility before Update 2.0 for Aperture 2 and iPhoto 7.1.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Adobe Digital Negative (DNG) image.

Affected products

Apple Aperture: 2
Apple Iphoto: 7.1.2

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
http://secunia.com/advisories/29469
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1232
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28363
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019659
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019683
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019684
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html

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