CVE-2008-2304 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.7% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.68% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-07-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | core image fun house |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Core Image Fun House 2.0 (OSX) - Arbitrary Code Execution (PoC) | 2008-07-11 |
References
- 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
- 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
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