CVE-2008-0987
Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—
Stack-based buffer overflow in Image Raw in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2, and Digital Camera RAW Compatibility before Update 2.0 for Aperture 2 and iPhoto 7.1.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Adobe Digital Negative (DNG) image.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 6.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.79%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 92
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (2)
CWEs
- CWE-119
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29469
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1232
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28363
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019659
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019683
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019684
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0957/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41294
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29469
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1232
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28363
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019659
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019683
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019684
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0957/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41294
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