// For flags

CVE-2008-1036

ICU: Invalid character sequences omission during conversion of some character encodings (XSS attack possible)

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The International Components for Unicode (ICU) library in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and other operating systems omits some invalid character sequences during conversion of some character encodings, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

La biblioteca International Components for Unicode (ICU) en Apple Mac OS X versiones anteriores a 10.5.3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux versión 5 y otros sistemas operativos, omite algunas secuencias de caracteres no válidas durante la conversión de algunas codificaciones de caracteres, lo que podría permitir a los atacantes remotos conducir ataques de tipo cross-site scripting (XSS).

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-02-26 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-06-02 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-04 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Apple
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Mac Os X
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10.4.11
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Apple
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Mac Os X
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10.5
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Apple
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Mac Os X
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10.5.1
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Apple
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Mac Os X
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10.5.2
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Apple
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Mac Os X Server
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10.4.11
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Apple
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Mac Os X Server
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10.5
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Apple
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Mac Os X Server
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10.5.1
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Apple
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Mac Os X Server
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10.5.2
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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5
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