CVE-2007-0463 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2007-01-29

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 35.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:software_update:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.35536.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-24-01-2007.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24479
http://www.osvdb.org/32703
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22222
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017755
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0337
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Software Update

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-01-29T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:19:30.205Z

Reserved: 2007-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0463

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-01-29T16:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-0463

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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