# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jan 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4vc4-6jgc-cg63

## 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.

Weakness: CWE-399, CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0197?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- Apple Mac OSX 10.4.8 - Apple Finder DMG Volume Name Memory Corruption (PoC) (exploitdb)

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-0197 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0197 exists.

Affected product: Apple Mac Os X. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0197/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0197/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0197
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0197
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-0197

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