Integer overflow in libresolv in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via crafted DNS data
Published Feb 2, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.83%
Description
Integer overflow in libresolv in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via crafted DNS data.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 10.7.2
- 10.7.0
- 10.7.1
- ≤ 10.7.2
- 10.7.0
- 10.7.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.83% (0.03834) | 89.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.69% (0.03692) | 88.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 7, 2025 | 3.23% (0.03229) | 86.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 1.91% (0.01905) | 82.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 9, 2025 | 3.20% (0.03204) | 86.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.25% (0.04253) | 88.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.25% (0.04245) | 92.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 21, 2024 | 5.88% (0.05876) | 93.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 5.68% (0.05684) | 92.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 4.64% (0.04636) | 91.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03778) | 90.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.05% (0.04050) | 85.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.05% (0.04050) | 84.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.05% (0.04050) | 68.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48288 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48289 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48288 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48289 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.