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CVE-2008-3647

Buffer overflow in PSNormalizer in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a...

9.3 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

4.76%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

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.

Record
CVE-2008-3647
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-3647
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3633 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-3633
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hv49-wcr2-g2x8 No score

Buffer overflow in PSNormalizer in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a...

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.

Record
GHSA-hv49-wcr2-g2x8
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2008-3647 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Mac Os X, published October 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.76%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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