Every CVESearch/Get API key

CVE-2008-1572

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

4.6 Medium

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 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
4.6 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.37%EPSS, 31st percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.6

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 ListNo 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-2008-1573No 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-6242No 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

References

Show 4 moreShow less
MoveEnter Open