Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3643
CVE-2008-3643
Description
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."
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 10.5.5
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 10.5.5
Patches
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References
8- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681nvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31720nvdPatch
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/32222nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3216nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45780nvd
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