Overview
Apple Mac OS X CoreText contains an uninitialized pointer vulnerability, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
Description
Apple Mac OS X CoreText is a framework for handling text on Mac OS X Tiger (10.4) and later. Mac OS X CoreText fails to properly initialize pointers, which can cause memory corruption. Any application that uses the CoreText framework for handling text may be vulnerable. |
Impact
By convincing a user to view specially crafted text, a remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on a vulnerable system. |
Solution
Apply an update This issue is addressed in Mac OS X 10.4.11 and Apple Security Update 2007-008. |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
This vulnerability was repoted by Will Dormann of the CERT/CC.
This document was written by Will Dormann.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2007-4682 |
| Severity Metric: | 7.76 |
| Date Public: | 2007-10-14 |
| Date First Published: | 2007-11-14 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2007-11-15 15:31 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 8 |