Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2007-5850
Heap-based buffer overflow in Desktop Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a directory with a crafted .DS_Store file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.4.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39098 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28136 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)
- docs.info.apple.com/article.html