CVE-2011-0206

Description

Buffer overflow in International Components for Unicode (ICU) in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving uppercase strings.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.12% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723 patch vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68217 vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4999
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4808
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jul/msg00002.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0206?
CVE-2011-0206 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0206?
To fix CVE-2011-0206, 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-2011-0206 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0206 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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