CVE-2007-0647 EXPLOIT
7.1
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.6% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Format string vulnerability in Help Viewer 3.0.0 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in a filename, which is not properly handled when calling the NSBeginAlertSheet Apple AppKit function.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.1 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 2.63% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-02-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX 10.4.x - Help Viewer '.help' Filename Format String | 2007-01-30 |
References
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