CVE-2007-0236 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2007-0236?

CVE-2007-0236 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 16 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Double free vulnerability in the _ATPsndrsp function in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted AppleTalk request that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0236?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0236?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0236 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-2007-0236 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0236 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-hpw7-849f-xr2g.