CVE-2008-2006

critical

Description

Apple iCal 3.0.1 on Mac OS X allows remote CalDAV servers, and user-assisted remote attackers, to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a .ics file containing (1) a large 16-bit integer on a TRIGGER line, or (2) a large integer in a COUNT field on an RRULE line.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42569

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1601

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020094

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28629

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492682/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492638/100/100/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492414/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3901

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-05-22

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.19567