7.1high
CVE-2007-06471 exploit
Format string vulnerability in Help Viewer 3.0.0 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format stri…
Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.7%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.73% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-29553 Apple Mac OSX 10.4.x - Help Viewer '.help' Filename Format String · dos · 2007-01-30
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/22326 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- osvdb.org /32707 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
- digitalmunition.com /MOAB-30-01-2007.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2007-0647
- NVD: CVE-2007-0647
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