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CVE-2008-1573

The BMP and GIF image decoding engine in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 allows remote...

7.1 High

CVE-2008-1573 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) 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 2.14%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.1 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.14%EPSS, 82nd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

The BMP and GIF image decoding engine in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (memory contents) via a crafted (1) BMP or (2) GIF image, which causes an out-of-bounds read.

Exploit likelihood

2.14%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.1

The BMP and GIF image decoding engine in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (memory contents) via a crafted (1) BMP or (2) GIF image, which causes an out-of-bounds read.

Record
CVE-2008-1573
CVSS 2.0
7.1 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The BMP and GIF image decoding engine in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (memory contents) via a crafted (1) BMP or (2) GIF image, which causes an out-of-bounds read.

Record
CVE-2008-1573
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1574No score

The BMP and GIF image decoding engine in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (memory contents) via a crafted (1) BMP or (2) GIF image, which causes an out-of-bounds read.

Record
EUVD-2008-1574
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j8r3-8vrj-j6x6No score

The BMP and GIF image decoding engine in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 allows remote...

The BMP and GIF image decoding engine in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (memory contents) via a crafted (1) BMP or (2) GIF image, which causes an out-of-bounds read.

Record
GHSA-j8r3-8vrj-j6x6
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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aliasesEUVD
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