CVE-2007-5848 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2007-5848?

CVE-2007-5848 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 19 Dec 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in CUPS in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows local admin users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URI to the CUPS service.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5848?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5848?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2007-5848 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5848 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5848, GHSA-x43f-4fv4-5h9f.