CVE-2008-1035 Use after free in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via malicious .ics files in Apple iCal, requiring user interaction to open the file.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-1035?

CVE-2008-1035 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jun 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Apple iCal 3.0.1 on Mac OS X allows remote CalDAV servers, and user-assisted remote attackers, to trigger memory corruption or possibly execute arbitrary code via an "ATTACH;VALUE=URI:S=osumi" line in a .ics file, which triggers a "resource liberation" bug. NOTE: CVE-2008-2007 was originally used for this issue, but this is the appropriate identifier.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1035?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Ical.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1035?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1035 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2008-1035 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1035 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as CVE-2008-2007, GHSA-jvpq-g65q-2gfj.

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