CVE-2007-0647 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Help Viewer application by tricking users into opening a malicious filename containing format string specifiers.
- 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-2007-0647?
CVE-2007-0647 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 1 Feb 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
Format string vulnerability in Help Viewer 3.0.0 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers in a filename, which is not properly handled when calling the NSBeginAlertSheet Apple AppKit function.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0647?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0647?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0647 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-0647 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0647 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j568-7jf2-g43r.