CVE-2008-3643

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Finder in Mac OS X 10.5.5 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (continuous termination and restart) via a crafted Desktop file that generates an error when producing its icon, related to an "error recovery issue."

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.03% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory apple.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681	patch vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45780	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021024	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31720	patch vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780	vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3643?: CVE-2008-3643 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3643?: To fix CVE-2008-3643, 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-2008-3643 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-3643 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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