CVE-2007-0462 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2007-0462?

CVE-2007-0462 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 26 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

The _GetSrcBits32ARGB function in Apple QuickDraw, as used by Quicktime 7.1.3 and other applications on Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PICT image with a malformed Alpha RGB (ARGB) record, which triggers memory corruption.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0462?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Quicktime.

How do I fix CVE-2007-0462?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0462 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-2007-0462 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0462 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-7rwm-m7c5-7p3g.