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CVE-2008-0987

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0987 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2 and earlier versions of Digital Camera RAW Compatibility for Aperture 2 and iPhoto 7.1.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted Adobe Digital Negative (DNG) image. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring medium attack complexity. Despite its age and potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:aperture:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:iphoto:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.79%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0479 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.info.apple.com / article.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Patch
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00003.html
secunia.com / advisories/29420
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29469
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41294
support.apple.com / kb/HT1232
securityfocus.com / bid/28304
securityfocus.com / bid/28363
securitytracker.com / id
securitytracker.com / id
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0957/references
Vendor Advisory