CVE-2007-5450 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Safari and enable local filesystem browsing via a malicious TIFF file on iOS devices.
- 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-2007-5450?
CVE-2007-5450 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 14 Oct 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
Unspecified vulnerability in Safari on the Apple iPod touch (aka iTouch) and iPhone 1.1.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), and enable filesystem browsing by the local user, via a certain TIFF file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5450?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5450?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5450 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-2007-5450 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5450 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as GHSA-279g-qmgj-gvvw.