CVE-2008-3608

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-09-16 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5 through 10.5.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG image with an embedded ICC profile.

Affected products

macOS: 10.4.11, 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.4.11, 10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, 10.5.4

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31882
http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3276
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020876
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2584
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3107
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45168

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