CVE-2007-0465 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in Apple Installer 2.1.5 on Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a (1) PKG, (2) DISTZ, or (3) MPKG package filename.

Published: 2007-01-31

Score: 7.6 High

EPSS: 30.0% 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:installer:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

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 High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.30039.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-26-01-2007.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966
http://www.osvdb.org/32705
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22272
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017940
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31883

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Installer Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-01-31T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:19:29.971Z

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

Link: CVE-2007-0465

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-01-31T01:28:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-0465

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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