CVE-2007-0021 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 23.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Format string vulnerability in Apple iChat 3.1.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (null pointer dereference and application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an aim:// URI.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 23.13% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-01-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | ichat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple iChat 3.1.6 441 - 'aim://' URL Handler Format String (PoC) | 2007-01-21 |
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305102
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://osvdb.org/32715
- http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-20-01-2007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24198
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/794752
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22146
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017661
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-047A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0274
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31679
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305102
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://osvdb.org/32715
- http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-20-01-2007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24198
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/794752
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22146
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017661
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-047A.html
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