CVE-2008-3642

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in ColorSync in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an image with a crafted ICC profile.

Affected products

macOS: 10.4.11, 10.5.5
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.4.11, 10.5.5

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
http://secunia.com/advisories/32706
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31715
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021023
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45778
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html

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