CVE-2008-4211 is a critical integer signedness error affecting Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 and iPhone OS versions 1.0 through 2.1. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and execute arbitrary code via a crafted Microsoft Excel file, leading to out-of-bounds memory access. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:-:iphone:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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 records are not available for this CVE.