Vulnerability in Apple Software Update
CVE-2007-0463
Format string vulnerability in Apple Software Update 2.0.5 on Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in (1) SWUTMP or (2) SUCATALOG filenames, or using the (3) application/x-apple.sucatalog+xml MIME type.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.177 (97.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.177 · newest: 0.177 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Software Update — versions 2.0.5
References
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/32703 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)
- projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-24-01-2007.html (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- docs.info.apple.com/article.html
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0337 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/22222 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/24479 (third-party-advisory)