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CVE-2008-1572

Image Capture in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 does not properly use temporary files, which allows...

4.6 Medium

Image Capture in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 does not properly use temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, and display images that are being resized by this application.

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

Image Capture in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 does not properly use temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, and display images that are being resized by this application.

Record
CVE-2008-1572
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Image Capture in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 does not properly use temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, and display images that are being resized by this application.

Record
CVE-2008-1572
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1573 No score

Image Capture in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 does not properly use temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, and display images that are being resized by this application.

Record
EUVD-2008-1573
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hc66-4g9p-6242 No score

Image Capture in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 does not properly use temporary files, which allows...

Image Capture in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5 does not properly use temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, and display images that are being resized by this application.

Record
GHSA-hc66-4g9p-6242
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-1572 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) 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 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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