Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2007-4268
Integer signedness error in the Networking component in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AppleTalk message with a negative value, which satisfies a signed comparison during mbuf allocation but is later interpreted as an unsigned value, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38476 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- docs.info.apple.com/article.html (Broken Link)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/27643 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-4268?
- CVE-2007-4268 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2007-11-15.
- How severe is CVE-2007-4268?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.