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Vulnerability · CVE-2008-4211

Integer signedness error in (1) QuickLook in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 and (2) Office Viewer in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.…

Published Oct 10, 2008 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple mac os x

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-4211. EPSS is 6.57%. Act only if a listed version of Apple mac os x is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical10.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
6.57%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/mac os x · cpe apple/mac os x server

Integer signedness error in (1) QuickLook in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 and (2) Office Viewer in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted Microsoft Excel file that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, related to "handling of columns."

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.0.2
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.0
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.1
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.2
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.3
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.4
  • cpe apple/iphone os1.1.5
  • cpe apple/iphone os2.0.0
  • cpe apple/mac os x10.5.5
  • cpe apple/mac os x server10.5.5

How to fix CVE-2008-4211

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-4211. EPSS is 6.57%. Act only if a listed version of Apple mac os x is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apple/iphone os 1.0.0; apple/iphone os 1.0.1; apple/iphone os 1.0.2; apple/iphone os 1.1.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-189. EPSS 6.57%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 10, 2008 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    Integer signedness error in (1) QuickLook in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 and (2) Office Viewer in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted Microsoft Excel file that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, related to "handling of columns."

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    Integer signedness error in (1) QuickLook in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 and (2) Office Viewer in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted Microsoft Excel file that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, related to "handling of columns."

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2008-4211

    Integer signedness error in (1) QuickLook in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.5 and (2) Office Viewer in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted Microsoft Excel file that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, related to "handling of columns."

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2008-4211

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2008-4211

    30-day exploitation probability 6.57%

    first.org

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.