CVE-2008-0997 Information

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file that is not properly handled when querying a network printer.

Reference

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28304 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28364 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019648 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-079A.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41282