CVE-2008-4224

UDF in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.6 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a malformed UDF volume in a crafted ISO file.

Published: 2008-12-17 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4224 is rated Moderate Risk (53.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.68%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4224

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-26 0.52% 0.68% +0.15%
2 2025-03-30 0.79% 0.52% -0.27%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.79% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4224

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4224

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4224

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple mac_os_x <= 10.5.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.11 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.5.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server <= 10.5.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.4.11 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x_server 10.5.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4224

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