Format string vulnerability in Screen Sharing Server in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 and Apple Remote Desktop before 3.5.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a VNC username
Published Oct 24, 2013
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.83%
Description
Format string vulnerability in Screen Sharing Server in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 and Apple Remote Desktop before 3.5.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a VNC username.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 3.5.3
- 3.0.0
- 3.1
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.3
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.4
- 3.5
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.2
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 2, 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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 10.83% (0.10833) | 95.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.83% (0.10833) | 95.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 3.06% (0.03062) | 86.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.96% (0.04955) | 88.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.07% (0.03067) | 90.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.69% (0.01694) | 88.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00782) | 81.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00658) | 79.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00557) | 77.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00524) | 76.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00533) | 76.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.69% (0.01694) | 85.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.90% (0.04897) | 89.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.90% (0.04897) | 88.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.90% (0.04897) | 74.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00007.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00008.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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