CVE-2007-4682 Memory corruption in n/a
Crafted text content in Mac OS X CoreText can cause application crashes or arbitrary code execution via uninitialized pointer access.
- 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-2007-4682?
CVE-2007-4682 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 15 Nov 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
CoreText in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted text content that triggers an access of an uninitialized object pointer.
Weakness: CWE-824
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4682?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4682?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4682 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-2007-4682 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4682 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-78x2-ww3j-6h5x.