CVE-2008-2320
Stack-based buffer overflow in CarbonCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4, iPhone OS 1.0...
Stack-based buffer overflow in CarbonCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long filename to the file management API.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in CarbonCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long filename to the file management API.
- Record
CVE-2008-2320- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in CarbonCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long filename to the file management API.
- Record
CVE-2008-2320- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2316 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in CarbonCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long filename to the file management API.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2316- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3g2v-fc6j-cjxj No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in CarbonCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4, iPhone OS 1.0...
Stack-based buffer overflow in CarbonCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long filename to the file management API.
- Record
GHSA-3g2v-fc6j-cjxj- 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-2008-2320 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Carboncore, published August 4, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.80%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/30487
support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
securitytracker.com/id?1020602
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secunia.com/advisories/35379
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44126
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2320
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3g2v-fc6j-cjxj