CVE-2008-4211
Status: ModifiedHigh (10)—
Integer signedness error in (1) QuickLook in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 and (2) Office Viewer in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted Microsoft Excel file that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, related to "handling of columns."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Base score: 10
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 6.57%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 94
- Score date: 10/7/2026
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 (3)
CWEs
- CWE-189
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31707
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021027
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45784
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32756
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3318
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31707
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021027
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3232
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45784
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