CVE-2007-4682

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.78% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018950 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/498105 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html patch vendor advisory mailing list
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041 broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868 vdb entry broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38465 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27643 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html broken link third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4682?
CVE-2007-4682 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4682?
To fix CVE-2007-4682, 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-2007-4682 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-4682 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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