CVE-2007-4812 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in Apple Safari 3.0.3 522.15.5, and other versions before Beta Update 3.0.4, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly have other unspecified impact by setting document.location.hash to a long string. NOTE: the crash might actually occur in the alert method.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.04% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-09-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | safari |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Safari 3.0.x for Windows - 'Document.Location.Hash' Buffer Overflow | 2007-06-25 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00003.html
- http://osvdb.org/43971
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3111
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478802/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26448
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00003.html
- http://osvdb.org/43971
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3111
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478802/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26448
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