CVE-2008-0997
Stack-based buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted remote...
Stack-based buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file that is not properly handled when querying a network printer.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Stack-based buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file that is not properly handled when querying a network printer.
- Record
CVE-2008-0997- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file that is not properly handled when querying a network printer.
- Record
CVE-2008-0997- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1004 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file that is not properly handled when querying a network printer.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1004- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w4g8-m7x6-rg5v No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted remote...
Stack-based buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file that is not properly handled when querying a network printer.
- Record
GHSA-w4g8-m7x6-rg5v- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0997 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published March 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.64%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.