Buffer overflow in PSNormalizer in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a PostScript file with a crafted bounding box comment
Published Oct 10, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.76%
Description
Buffer overflow in PSNormalizer in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a PostScript file with a crafted bounding box comment.
Affected products
No data.
- 10.4.11
- 10.5.5
- 10.4.11
- 10.5.5
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 | 4.76% (0.04756) | 91.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.76% (0.04756) | 90.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 6.61% (0.06607) | 90.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.56% (0.05563) | 89.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.78% (0.01780) | 88.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2023 | 1.78% (0.01780) | 86.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2023 | 2.11% (0.02115) | 87.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.35% (0.02346) | 88.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.17% (0.04169) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.17% (0.04169) | 84.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.17% (0.04169) | 68.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31719 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021026 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45783 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31719 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021026 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45783 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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