CVE-2007-0463 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 17.7% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 17.66% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-01-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | software update |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX 10.4.x - Software Update Format String | 2007-01-25 |
References
- 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
- 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
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