Unscored severity · published Oct 10, 2008
CVE-2008-4211
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…
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CVSS
6.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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."
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.6% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
1.0.0; 1.0.1; 1.0.2; 1.1.0; 1.1.1; 1.1.2; +15 more · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
10.5.5 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X Server · Apple
10.5.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4211
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4211
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
support.apple.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
support.apple.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
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