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CVE-2008-4236

Apple Type Services (ATS) in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted embedded font in a PDF file.

Published

2008-12-17T01:30:00.483

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399
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 10.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.5.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server ≤ 10.5.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.1 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.2 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.3 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.4 Yes
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