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CVE-2008-2320

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2320 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in CarbonCore affecting Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.4, and various iPhone OS versions. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through a long filename provided to the file management API. While the FAUCET Risk Score is high at 81/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not a current threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:carboncore:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0380 is in the 50th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 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 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

applepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce//2008/Jul/msg00003.html
Patch
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
Patch
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/31326
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35379
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/44126
support.apple.com / kb/HT3613
PatchVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT3639
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/495040/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/30483
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/30487
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2268
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1522
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1621
PatchVendor Advisory