CVE-2008-4217
Integer signedness error in BOM in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to...
Integer signedness error in BOM in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the headers in a crafted CPIO archive, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Integer signedness error in BOM in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the headers in a crafted CPIO archive, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2008-4217- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Integer signedness error in BOM in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the headers in a crafted CPIO archive, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Record
CVE-2008-4217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4200 No score
Integer signedness error in BOM in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the headers in a crafted CPIO archive, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4200- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cjrf-3f4f-xp9j No score
Integer signedness error in BOM in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to...
Integer signedness error in BOM in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the headers in a crafted CPIO archive, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Record
GHSA-cjrf-3f4f-xp9j- 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-2008-4217 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Mac Os X, published December 17, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.36%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.