CVE-2008-0987: apple aperture

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-0987 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in apple aperture. EPSS estimates a 4.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-03-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.