CVE-2007-5848

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/28344 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28441 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39096 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485829/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:050 vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2009
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5848?
CVE-2007-5848 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5848?
To fix CVE-2007-5848, 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-2007-5848 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5848 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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