CVE-2008-4224 Denial of service in n/a
A user-assisted attacker can cause a system crash in Apple Mac OS X by tricking a user into opening a malformed ISO file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-4224?
CVE-2008-4224 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 17 Dec 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
UDF in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a malformed UDF volume in a crafted ISO file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4224?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4224?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4224 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-4224 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4224 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3qqv-3pw4-j3wj.