FKIE_CVE-2008-3643
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-10-10 10:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:56
Severity
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Finder in Mac OS X 10.5.5 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (continuous termination and restart) via a crafted Desktop file that generates an error when producing its icon, related to an "error recovery issue."
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | mac_os_x | 10.5.5 | |
| apple | mac_os_x_server | 10.5.5 |
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