PT-2007-6811 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2007-12-19 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-5850

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X version 10.4.11

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in Desktop Services, allowing user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a directory containing a crafted .DS Store file.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X version 10.4.11, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-5850

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5850 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/26910 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39098 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html · Note