CVE-2008-1036
The International Components for Unicode (ICU) library in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3, Red Hat...
The International Components for Unicode (ICU) library in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and other operating systems omits some invalid character sequences during conversion of some character encodings, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
The International Components for Unicode (ICU) library in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and other operating systems omits some invalid character sequences during conversion of some character encodings, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
- Record
CVE-2008-1036- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The International Components for Unicode (ICU) library in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and other operating systems omits some invalid character sequences during conversion of some character encodings, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
- Record
CVE-2008-1036- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1047 No score
The International Components for Unicode (ICU) library in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and other operating systems omits some invalid character sequences during conversion of some character encodings, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1047- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w398-xcxp-rxmr No score
The International Components for Unicode (ICU) library in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3, Red Hat...
The International Components for Unicode (ICU) library in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and other operating systems omits some invalid character sequences during conversion of some character encodings, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
- Record
GHSA-w398-xcxp-rxmr- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The International Components for Unicode (ICU) library in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and other operating systems omits some invalid character sequences during conversion of some character encodings, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
- Record
CVE-2008-1036- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-1036 No score
The International Components for Unicode (ICU) library in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and other operating systems omits some invalid character sequences during conversion of some character encodings, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1036- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10859-1 No score
icu-69.1-2.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the icu-69.1-2.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10859-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
icuDebian:12 |
before 4.0.1-1 | 4.0.1-1 |
icuDebian:13 |
before 4.0.1-1 | 4.0.1-1 |
icuDebian:14 |
before 4.0.1-1 | 4.0.1-1 |
icuDebian:4.0 |
before 3.6-2etch2, plus listed versions 3.6-23.6-2etch1 |
3.6-2etch2 |
icuDebian:5.0 |
before 3.8.1-3+lenny1, plus listed versions 3.8.1-3 |
3.8.1-3+lenny1 |
icuRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:3.6-5.11.2 | 0:3.6-5.11.2 |
icu-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:3.6-5.11.2 | 0:3.6-5.11.2 |
libicu-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:3.6-5.11.2 | 0:3.6-5.11.2 |
icuRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:3.6-5.11.2 | 0:3.6-5.11.2 |
icu-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:3.6-5.11.2 | 0:3.6-5.11.2 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libicuRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:3.6-5.11.2 | 0:3.6-5.11.2 |
libicu-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:3.6-5.11.2 | 0:3.6-5.11.2 |
icuRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.6-5.11.2 | 0:3.6-5.11.2 |
icu-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.6-5.11.2 | 0:3.6-5.11.2 |
libicuRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.6-5.11.2 | 0:3.6-5.11.2 |
libicu-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.6-5.11.2 | 0:3.6-5.11.2 |
libicu-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:3.6-5.11.2 | 0:3.6-5.11.2 |
icuopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 69.1-2.3 | 69.1-2.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1036 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) 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 3.19%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in icu 4.0.1-1.
References
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0296.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42717
secunia.com/advisories/34777
securityfocus.com/bid/29488
securitytracker.com/id?1020139
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html
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secunia.com/advisories/30430
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html
debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1762
secunia.com/advisories/34290
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10824
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-747-1
securityfocus.com/bid/29412
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0064
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1036
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w398-xcxp-rxmr
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1036
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0296
redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464168
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2009/rhsa-2009_0296.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1036
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1036
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4770
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1036