CVE-2007-0463

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Published Jan 29, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 17.8% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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:software_update:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 17.8% (17.788% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Software Update

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:19 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 29, 2007, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:19 PM
Reserved: Jan 23, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:35 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 29, 2007, 4:28 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:35 PM

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