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CVE-2007-5850
Heap-based buffer overflow in Desktop Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
High8.8EPSS 2.9%
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Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Desktop Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a directory with a crafted .DS_Store file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High8.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- macos-desktop-services-bo(39098) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2007-4238 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- TA07-352A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 28136 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26910 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1019106 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2007-12-17 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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