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TI-2007-00450 Aliases CVE-2007-0463GHSA-m7q3-8h39-v35w

Format string vulnerability in Apple Software Update 2.0.5 on Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows…

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Format string vulnerability in Apple Software Update 2.0.5 on Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in (1) SWUTMP or (2) SUCATALOG filenames, or using the (3) application/x-apple.sucatalog+xml MIME type.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.17788 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:software_update:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:software_update:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0463
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7q3-8h39-v35w

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • TI-2016-01586 Apple Software Update before 2.2 on Windows does not use HTTPS, which makes it easier for… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9

Sources

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