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TI-2011-00159 Aliases CVE-2011-0173GHSA-5fr6-v2fq-5jcc

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in AppleScript in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7…

Priority LOW 34CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in AppleScript in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in a (1) display dialog or (2) display alert command in a dialog in an AppleScript Studio application.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01762 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:applescript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.6.6VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.6.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.6.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.6.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.6.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.6.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.6.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:applescript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.6.6VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:applescript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.6.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:applescript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.6.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.6.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.6.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.6.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.6.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.6.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.6.5VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.5 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-0173
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5fr6-v2fq-5jcc

References

Patch 2

  • TI-2005-01257 The AppleScript Editor in Mac OS X 10.3.9 does not properly display script code for an… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1

Sources

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