MEDIUM
Stack-based buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via the a long file name to the NSDocument API
Published Mar 18, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.65%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via the a long file name to the NSDocument API.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 10.4.11
- 10.4.11
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.65% 0.03646
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03646
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.65% (0.03646) | 89.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.65% (0.03646) | 88.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.23% (0.02230) | 83.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00657) | 80.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00476) | 75.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 72.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 69.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00496) | 72.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.01% (0.03009) | 83.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.01% (0.03009) | 81.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.01% (0.03009) | 64.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28388 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019647 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41315 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28388 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019647 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41315 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 18, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 3, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0048
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a