CVE-2008-1575

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Apple Type Services (ATS) server in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted embedded font in a PDF document, related to memory corruption that occurs during printing.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.34% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42707 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29492 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html us government resource third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020133 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29412 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1575?
CVE-2008-1575 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1575?
To fix CVE-2008-1575, 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-2008-1575 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1575 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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