CVE-2008-4211

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4211
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-10-10 10:30:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInteger 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.0.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.0.1 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.0.2 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.0 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.0 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.1 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.2 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.2 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.3 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.3 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.4 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.4 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.5 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 1.1.5 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.0 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.0 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.1 - iphone All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.1 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.0.2 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 2.1 - ipodtouch All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X Server 10.5.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of iPhone OS 2.2 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Apple iPhone / iPod touch Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
APPLE-SA-2008-11-20 iPhone OS 2.2 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
About Security Update 2008-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
APPLE-SA-2008-10-09 Security Update 2008-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Apple OS X QuickLook Excel File Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Mac OS X QuickLook Bug in Processing Excel Columns Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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