CVE-2008-3642: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 5.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in ColorSync in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an image with a crafted ICC profile.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: version 10.4.11 only; version 10.5.5 only
• Apple Mac OS X Server: version 10.4.11 only; version 10.5.5 only

Published 2008-10-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.