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CVE-2008-3643

Unspecified vulnerability in Finder in Mac OS X 10.5.5 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (continuous termination and restart) via a crafted Desktop file that generates an error when producing its icon, related to an "error recovery issue."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-3643 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from apple, from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-10-10T10:30:04.950

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.5.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.5.5	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31720 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021024 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45780 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31720 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021024 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45780 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.