Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2011-0206
Buffer overflow in International Components for Unicode (ICU) in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving uppercase strings.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server — versions 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4723 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68217 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4808
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)