CVE-2008-4211

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.6% 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-189

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."

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2 (+7)
macOS: 10.5.5
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.5.5

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31707
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021027
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45784

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