HIGH
Integer overflow in the byte_swap_sbin function in bsd/ufs/ufs/ufs_byte_order.c in Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by mounting a crafted Unix File System (UFS) DMG image, which triggers an invalid pointer dereference
Published Jan 17, 2007
7.1
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.89%
Description
Integer overflow in the byte_swap_sbin function in bsd/ufs/ufs/ufs_byte_order.c in Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by mounting a crafted Unix File System (UFS) DMG image, which triggers an invalid pointer dereference.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.1 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.89% 0.03889
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03889
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.89% (0.03889) | 89.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.77% (0.03769) | 88.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.33% (0.02332) | 83.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.62% (0.02617) | 90.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2024 | 1.17% (0.01169) | 84.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01321) | 84.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01546) | 85.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 1.62% (0.01617) | 86.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 1.66% (0.01663) | 85.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01556) | 85.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-11-01-2007.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23725 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24479 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/515792 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/31653 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-11-01-2007.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23725 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24479 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/515792 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/31653 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 17, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 16, 2007
Link CVE-2007-0299
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a