CVE-2007-0197 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a malicious DMG disk image with a long volume name, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-0197?
CVE-2007-0197 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 11 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Finder 10.4.6 on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long volume name in a DMG disk image, which results in memory corruption.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0197?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0197?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-0197 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0197 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4vc4-6jgc-cg63.