6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-5861
Apple Spotlight Office File Executor
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Spotlight in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted .XLS file that triggers memory corruption in the Microsoft Office Spotlight Importer.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:38 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-5861 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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-5861 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-5861 vulnerability over time.

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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://secunia.com/advisories/28136
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106
    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/39113
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39113 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39113 [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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.88 }} 0.00%

score

0.82232

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability