CVE-2008-3643

Mac OS X 10.5.5 - Denial of Service via Crafted Desktop File Icon Generation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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."

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45780
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021024
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31720
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216

Scores

EPSS 0.0157
EPSS Percentile 72.8%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
apple/mac_os_x 10.5.5
apple/mac_os_x_server 10.5.5
Published Oct 10, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026