CVE-2008-0999

Description

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Universal Disc Format (UDF) disk image, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.06% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019669 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41280 vdb entry
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28389 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0999?
CVE-2008-0999 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0999?
To fix CVE-2008-0999, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0999 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0999 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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