HIGH
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
Published Jan 31, 2007
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 18.46%
Description
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.
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.
7.6 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
18.46% 0.18458
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.18458
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 18.46% (0.18458) | 97.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18.33% (0.18330) | 96.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 29.26% (0.29262) | 96.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 35.13% (0.35132) | 96.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 23.13% (0.23131) | 93.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 35.13% (0.35132) | 96.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 40.33% (0.40332) | 97.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 21, 2024 | 70.86% (0.70864) | 98.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 67.09% (0.67089) | 98.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 92.84% (0.92841) | 98.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 93.05% (0.93052) | 98.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 19, 2023 | 94.03% (0.94033) | 98.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 94.09% (0.94086) | 98.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.80% (0.94804) | 98.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 40.51% (0.40514) | 98.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 40.51% (0.40514) | 97.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-26-01-2007.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24966 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.osvdb.org/32705 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22272 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017940 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31883 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-26-01-2007.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24966 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/32705 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22272 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017940 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31883 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 31, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 23, 2007
Link CVE-2007-0465
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a