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CVE-2007-0465

Format string vulnerability in Apple Installer 2.1.5 on Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute

Format string vulnerability in Apple Installer 2.1.5 on Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a (1) PKG, (2) DISTZ, or (3) MPKG package filename.

HIGH · CVSS 7.6 EPSS 0.30039
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules4 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
apple installerall versions
apple mac os xall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
dosApple Installer Package 2.1.5 - Filename Format Stringverified
pocprojects.info-pull.com · MOAB-26-01-2007.htmlprojects.info-pull.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 22272www.securityfocus.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighRegedit as Trusted Installer
productmediumSuspicious Installer Package Child Process
productmediumTap Installer Execution
productmediumAlways Install Elevated Windows Installer
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Scoring & Timeline

7.6
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD31 Jan 2007 · 01:28 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966
http://www.osvdb.org/32705
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017940
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.htmlUS Government Resource
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