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CVE-2008-1028

Unspecified vulnerability in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 allows user-assisted remote...

9.3 High

Unspecified vulnerability in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted document file, as demonstrated by opening the document with TextEdit.

Exploit likelihood

4.55%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Unspecified vulnerability in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted document file, as demonstrated by opening the document with TextEdit.

Record
CVE-2008-1028
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Unspecified vulnerability in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted document file, as demonstrated by opening the document with TextEdit.

Record
CVE-2008-1028
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1039 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted document file, as demonstrated by opening the document with TextEdit.

Record
EUVD-2008-1039
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vwxj-6m26-f948 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 allows user-assisted remote...

Unspecified vulnerability in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted document file, as demonstrated by opening the document with TextEdit.

Record
GHSA-vwxj-6m26-f948
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2008-1028 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Mac Os X, published June 2, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.55%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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