7.2
HIGH
CVE-2007-5848
CUPS Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
Description

Buffer overflow in CUPS in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows local admin users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URI to the CUPS service.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 19, 2007, 9:46 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-5848 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-5848.

URL Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
http://secunia.com/advisories/28344
http://secunia.com/advisories/28441
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:050
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485829/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39096
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2009
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
http://secunia.com/advisories/28344
http://secunia.com/advisories/28441
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:050
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485829/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39096
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2009

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28344
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28441
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/28636
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:050
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485829/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26910
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39096
    Added Reference https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2009
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/485829/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485829/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39096 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39096 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.27 }} 0.09%

score

0.47612

percentile

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