CVE-2007-0051

Public Exploit

Description

Format string vulnerability in Apple iPhoto 6.0.5 (316), and other versions before 6.0.6, allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted photocast with format string specifiers in the title of an RSS iPhoto feed.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 34.05% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory info-pull.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23615 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455968/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21871 vdb entry
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-04-01-2007.html exploit vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305215
http://osvdb.org/31165 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-01/0100.html mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar//msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0057 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2007-0104a%5D.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31281 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3080 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0051?
CVE-2007-0051 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0051?
To fix CVE-2007-0051, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-0051 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-0051 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~34% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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