CVE-2008-2304 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Apple Core Image Fun House 2.0 and earlier in CoreImage Examples in Xcode tools before 3.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a .funhouse file with a string XML element that contains many characters.

Published: 2008-07-14

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 17.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:core_image_fun_house:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.17791.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31060
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3988
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2352
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494230/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30189
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020472
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2093/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43733
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6043

History

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Apple Core Image Fun House

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-07-14T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:58:02.514Z

Reserved: 2008-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2304

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-07-14T18:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-2304

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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